Yatjiki Vicki Cullinan b. 1970
Yatjiki Vicki Cullinan b. 1970
Ngayuku Ngura (My Country), 2024
acrylic on linen
122 x 152 cm
300-24
I am a Yankunytjatjara woman from Indulkana Community on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in South Australia. I’m an artist at Iwantja Arts, where I started painting over 20...
I am a Yankunytjatjara woman from Indulkana Community on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY)
Lands in South Australia. I’m an artist at Iwantja Arts, where I started painting over 20
years ago. My paintings are of Tjukurpa (ancestral stories) andngura (country)
that have cultural significance for me and my family.
They are a combination of landscape specific locations and landmarks and representations of the sky and stars.
For Anangu the stars hold Tjukurpa (Ancestral cultural stories) just like the country-the rockholes, hills and creeks –
have Tjukurpa. One main one is the Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters)
Tjukurpa where a specific constellation represents the sisters and the cheeky man chasing after
them.I’m proud to be an artist and a leader in my community, working to keep our culture strong and passing on important knowledge to the next generations.
Lands in South Australia. I’m an artist at Iwantja Arts, where I started painting over 20
years ago. My paintings are of Tjukurpa (ancestral stories) andngura (country)
that have cultural significance for me and my family.
They are a combination of landscape specific locations and landmarks and representations of the sky and stars.
For Anangu the stars hold Tjukurpa (Ancestral cultural stories) just like the country-the rockholes, hills and creeks –
have Tjukurpa. One main one is the Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters)
Tjukurpa where a specific constellation represents the sisters and the cheeky man chasing after
them.I’m proud to be an artist and a leader in my community, working to keep our culture strong and passing on important knowledge to the next generations.