My Country Major-artworks-tags She was among the first

She was among the first Aboriginal artists who took up painting with acrylic on canvas and linen in her community of Lajamanu

These leaves are traditionally used to treat a range of ailments—such as colds

Jorna’s paintings often focused on sacred sites and on the animals and plants commonly found in the country surrounding her community

The Aboriginal artist Greeny Purvis Petyarre was born c

she went on to teach at the Yuendumu school before working as a cleaner at Yuendumu clinic

My Country Major-artworks-tags She was among the firstJoylene was born in 1967 and is the daughter of Tjimpayi Presley (a member of the Mitakiki Women's Collaborative) and the granddaughter of Tjampawa Kawiny. Joylene previously painted at Tjurma Homelands Arts and Crafts Centre. Today she paints at Tjala Arts and the APY Studio in Adelaide, continuing in the footsteps of her late grandmother and mother in telling the Seven Sisters story and how it relates to kapi tjukula (many rock holes).