Watiya Size:160 x 200 cm For 20 years she worked

For 20 years she worked out of the Ernabella Arts where she honed her craft before joining the APY Studio Adelaide in 2020

She paints with her mother and learnt to paint watching her mother and other people in the community painting

the Mountain Devil Lizard

When they returned to Yuendumu

which often draws inspiration from her upbringing and connection to the Pitjantjatjara language and traditions

Watiya Size:160 x 200 cm For 20 years she workedMitjili was born around 1945 at Haasts Bluff in Central Australia and passed away in 2019. In 1959, she and her family relocated from Haasts Bluff to the new settlement of Papunya. It was at Papunya where she observed men, including her brother Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula (deceased), engaging in painting. Initially, Mitjilis paintings were influenced by the artists from Papunya. Upon returning to Haasts Bluff, she began painting in 1992 for the Ikuntji