Veronica Brown Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1981

Veronica Brown’s traditional homelands are close to the tri state border region in the Western Desert atthe intersection of WA, SA and NT. Family connection sties her to country around Blackstone (Papulankutja), Wingellina (Irrunytju) and Tjuntjuntjara. Although a Pitjantjatjar awoman with familiarties to desert she was born in Kalgoorlie hospital in 1981 while her mothe rwas living with relatives at the Kurrawang Mission, originally established as a 'native reserve' in 1952 by the Gospel Brethren (later known as Christian Brethren). In the 1980s, it was knownlocally as the Kurrawang Aboriginal Christian Centre and by 1984 was a self-managed Aboriginal community with a parent-directed school on the site. Veronica and her mother later returned to their traditional homelands and settled in Irrunytju Community. Veronica's grandmother Anmanari Brown was one of a group of artists who established Irrunytju Arts in the early 2000's paving the way for the younger generations to develop artistic careers. Like Anmanari, Veronica often paints country around Kuru Ala an important womens site belonging to the Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters) songline. In her work traditional desert motifsare used to translate the Tjukurpa into visual works.