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...

“I was born in the bush near Mimili and grew up at Indulkana, back then there were little tin sheds for houses, and I was living with my grandmother Angkuna Baker. I...

“I grew up at Mount Cavanagh cattle station where my father was a stockman. It was a quiet life at Cavanagh, we didn’t have school, but the station lady taught us...

“I saw white people at Ernabella when I was just little – they were missionaries and school teachers. Before that I was walking around with no clothes on, traditional...

“When I was little we used to do a lot of walking; we’d camp along the way to different countries. My dad was using a tjuki (digging stick) every day to help us find...

“My mother and father are both painters and I like to paint too. I paint the colours and the rhythms from the country, in the bright colours. The art centre is a good...