Details of Beryl Jimmy
About
Beryl Jimmy is a Pitjantjatjara woman living at the community settlement of Watarru, in the far northwest of South Australia, part of an area referred to as the Western desert. She was born in 1970. Beryl's work is inspired by a deep connection to country, and her spiritual links to the desert are expressed with integrity, beauty and creativity. Traditional knowledge of food collection and water sources were vital for survival in this dynamic desert landscape and is a prominent theme in her work.
This cultural knowledge is handed down orally in the retelling of the Tjukurpa (traditional stories of the ancestor's journeys), which not only sustains Anangu (Aboriginal people) physically, but socially and spiritually. Tjukurpa painting depicts a fragment of a larger story, a living history where an ancestor was involved in creating country. Individuals hev authority and ownership of this land and the associated sites and stories. The maintenance of this country is paramount to artists of Watarru and they continue to care and manage the land with respect and responsibility.
TJUNGU PALYA
Located about 100 kms south of Uluru, Nyapari is set at the base of the majestic Mann Ranges in the heart of country originally owned by the Pitjanjatjara people. These ranges, known to the Anangu as Murputja, likening the mountain to a bony ridge of a person's spine, are the source of many waterholes and traditional camping places. The homelands of Kanpi, Nyapari, Angatja, Umpukulu and Tjankanu have grown from these seasonal camping places into permanent settlements. Over 50 artists from Marputja joined together with family members living in traditional country 180 kms to the south of Watarru and created Tjungu Palya (Good Together).
Tjungu Palya is 100% owned and maanged by Aboriginal people, ensuring the wealth of talent and economic returns are retained int he community. Tjungu Palya promotes cultural integrity and the ethical sales of authentic art.
MEDIUM
Acrylic on canvas
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 - 'Tali Tjintiri - Tjintiri Munu Kapi Tjukula', Tjungu Palya Print Show, Nomad Gallery, Reflection Room, Holiday Inn, Darwin, NT
2009 - 'Kulini Ngura - KNowing Country', Short St Gallery, Broome, WA
2009 - 'Wanampiku Munu Kalayaku Ngura', Chapman Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2008 - 'Tjungu Palyaku Warka Nyuwana', RedDot Gallery, Singapore
2008 - 'Generation Next', Randell Lane Fine Art, Perth, WA
2007 - 'Drawing Together', National Archives, Canberra, ACT
2007 - 'Watarru Tjukurpa', Randell Lane Fine Art, Perth, WA
2006 - 'Desert Mob', Araluen Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
2006 - 'Anangu Backyard', Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA
COLLECTIONS
Parliament House, Adelaide, SA
Primary Industry and Resources, Adelaide, SA
Department of Environment and Heritage, SA
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
AWARDS
2007 - Drawing Together, Caring for Country Award, The Australian Public Serbice Commission in partnership with the National Archives of Australia and the National Museum of Australia
'Kuku Kanyini' 2007
