Jacinta Heffernan Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1995

Jacinta is a fibre artist belonging to the Pitjantjatjara language and cultural group and lives in the remote community of Pukatja in South Australia.

Jacinta began weaving in February 2020 whilst on a trip to Alice Springs, NT. During the trip she spent time learning to weave with her mother and fellow Tjanpi artist, Yuminia Kenta.

Jacinta is inspired by the animals in Central Australia and her work is characterised by brightly coloured wool, minarri (grass) and raffia.