[1][2] Artists working with Mwerre Anthurre come from around Central Australia but most live in Alice Springs, often due to the need to access appropriate medical services, and the painting process allows them to express themselves and their connection to their home country.
In the 1990s, when working in the workshop, Billy Benn Perrurle started painting on off-cuts of timber and metal and Mwerre Anthurre was founded in order support his talent.
[8][9][10] Mwerre Anthurre Artists who have been publicly exhibited include Adrian Robertson and Billy Tjampijinpa Kenda, both selected for inclusion in the 2018 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award.
Chris Raja observed that the works from Mwerre Anthurre Artists, alongside those from other Desart member art centres, "showed once again that the force of creativity among the original desert-abiding people continues unabated".
"[15] Curator Hetti Perkins, in her major review One Sun One Moon,[16] wrote: "[T]he Mwerre Anthurre artists have forged an idiosyncratic interpretation of the classic landscape genre, envisioning the heart of Australia in calligraphic sweeps that capture a dramatic play of colour and light.