Yatjiki Vicki Cullinan
Ngayuku Ngura (my Country), 2023
acrylic on linen
167 x 198 cm
58-23
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) and ngura (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.
My paintings are of Tjukurpa (ancestral stories) and ngura (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.