Welcome to Iwantja Arts

“We travelled quite a bit when I was young, from the south where the ocean meets the desert right into the APY Lands. All the roads were red dirt, there was no...

“When I was little we lived at Oodnadatta in a wiltja (handmade shelter,) it was a good time with my friends and mum and dad there. We used to go walking around to...

Born in the bush, Whiskey grew up at the Ernabella mission. As a young man he worked as a desert stockman alongside life-long friends and painting colleagues Alec...

“My dad is Peter Mungkuri and my mother is Maisie King, all of us are painters at Iwantja Arts. When I was young dad would take us to stay in country and he taught me...

“I came to Iwantja with my auntie. My father was a ngangkari (traditional healer) and he was working at the little clinic here. I learnt to speak English at the...

“I grew up at the Indulkana community with all of my family. I love living here – it is the best place! My favourite season is winter, when the country gets cold, and...