Beverly Burton Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1970

Beverly Burton is a strong emerging painter, practicing daily. Beverly comes from an influential family lineage of cultural leaders and artists. Her mother, Naomi Kantjuriny is known for her work with the Mitakiki Womens Collaborative and as a traditional Ngangkari Healer. Her father, Kunmanara (Hector) Burton was a senior artist at Tjala Arts and as is remembered as an extremely important caretaker of Anangu law and culture.

Burton's paintings are powerful and dynamic depictions of Country, recounting the story of the Anumara Piti Tjukurpa (Caterpillar Dreaming). Her brushstrokes and choice of palette create forms which seem to vibrate and move across the canvas, recalling the way the terrain of her Country shifts and changes over time.