Wenten Rubuntja | |
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Born | c. 1926 Burt Creek, Northern Territory, Australia |
Died | July 2005 Northern Territory, Australia |
Nationality | Arrernte |
Known for | Watercolour painting, contemporary Indigenous Australian art |
Spouse | Cynthia |
Awards | Member of the Order of Australia |
Wenten Rubuntja AM (c.1926 – July 2005) was an Aboriginal Australian artist. His early watercolour paintings are typical of the Hermannsburg School of art, while his later work includes dot painting. He was also an Aboriginal rights activist who worked on the Central Land Council in the Northern Territory for several years.