Details of Teresa Baker
About
Teresa Baker was born in 1977 in Alice Springs hospital. Her mother Kay Baker is a Pitjantjatjara woman from Kanpi and her father a Pitjantjatjara man from Yalata. Teresa spent much of her youth with her grandfather Jimmy Baker, learning about country and the sacred stories associated with it. Today she works full time at Murputja school and is passing on the knowledge she learned to the next generation.
Located about 100kms south of Uluru, Nyapari is set at the base of the majestic Mann Ranges in the heart of country traditionally owned by the Pitjantjatjara people. These ranges known to Anangu as Murputja, Likening the mountains to the 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 fifty artist from Murputja joined together with family members living in taditional country 180kms to the south at Watarru and created Tjungu Palya (Good Together).
Tjungu Palya is 100% owned and managed by Aboriginal people ensuring the wealth of talent and economic returns are retained in the community. Tjungu Palya promotes cultural integrity and the ethical sales of authentic art.
MEDIUM
Acrylic on Canvas
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 'Tjungu Palya 2011', Short St Gallery, Broome, WA
2011 'Tjungu Palya- Masterpieces' Chapman Gallery, Canberra ACT
2009 'Alwara-wara Side by side' Outstation Gallery, Darwin, NT
2009 Wanampiku Munu Kalayaku Ngura' Chapman Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2008 'Tjukurpa kunpa' Marshall Arts, Adelaide, SA
2008 Tjungu Palyaku Warka Nyuwana' Redot Gallery, Singapore
2007 Uwankara Ngura Palya' Randell Lane Fine Art, Perth WA
2007 'Celebration' Chapman Gallery, Canberra ACT
2007 'Desert Mob' Araluen Gallery, Alice Springs NT
