Welcome to Iwantja Arts

“My name is Jeannie, and I was born in the bush near the Mimili community. I grew up in a little tin house with my sister Judy and my two brothers. I’ve worked at the...

“There were only a few houses in the community when I was young. There used to be four little tin sheds in a row, one of those sheds belonged to my family. We used to...

“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...

“I like painting at Iwantja with my sister Dianne, and our friend Rosalind. When it gets really hot here in summer we take all the kids to go swimming at the rockhole...

“I was born near Kulgera and moved to Indulkana with my husband when we started our family, we were living by the little creek all together. I have five children,...

“When I’m painting I just think about how to make the story work, what I want to show, and I hope that it’s a good one. I enjoy painting; it occupies me, it keeps me...