This painting is about my country called Kuru Ala, I’ve been there with my grandmother and other women before –it’s a special
country only for women. My grandmother would say; 'You can go there and travel through the area,
but you shouldn’t stop there, its just to visit. It’s a special place where young girls go to become women, they can have special inma (ceremonies) there and have a time for healing.

Sallyanne grew up in her grandmother’s country near Nyapari in the APY lands, South Australia.
Her grandmother Kunmanara (Wingu) Tingima was a ngankari (traditional healer) and a famous painter.
Sally Ann learnt to paint from her grandmother, she paints the country Kura Ala. Kura Ala is a special place just for women.