Carlene West (born c. 1945)[1] is a Pitjantjatjara Indigenous artist from Australia's southern desert region.
Carlene West was born in Spinifex country at Tjitjiti[3] which names a vast salt lake and is a sacred place for which she holds custodial responsibility.
[2] The family moved to the mission of Cundeelee where West met her husband Fred Grant, who is also a notable Indigenous artist.
Her early work was done in the style typical of the Western Desert region, reminiscent of the artists of Papunya Tula.
She began depicting Tjitjiti in a gestural fashion, using black, red, and cream to paint voids on the canvas traced with trails of fine dotting.