Tjintungka : Tomorrow: Mimili Women 2020
Past exhibition
Linda Puna Australian - Pitjantjatjara, b. 1974
Ngayuku Ngura (My Home), 2019
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 122 cm
837292
Linda's paintings combine Tjukurpa with day-to-day observations of community life, incorporating objects such as Toyota 4WD vehicles, houses, windmills and water tanks. In her very own playful way, she used...
Linda's paintings combine Tjukurpa with day-to-day observations of community life, incorporating objects such as Toyota 4WD vehicles, houses, windmills and water tanks. In her very own playful way, she used bold brush strokes and strong colours to bring to life the reality of remote community life in a fearlessly honest way.
Remarkably, Linda is the first Anangu woman to live in a remote community whilst being dependant on a motorised wheelchair. She shares her joyful and unique perspective on life through her artwork, depicting the rocky desert country surrounding Mimili community and referencing the Maku Tjukurpa (Witchetty Grub Dreaming).
Mimili is home to 300 Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people who have been living in the area for millennia in harmony with nature and acting as custodians of the land and the Tjukurpa (creation stories). Mimili was formerly known as Everard Park, which was a cattle station that was returned to Aboriginal ownership through the 1981 AP Lands Act. Mimili Community was incorporated as an Aboriginal Community in 1975.
Remarkably, Linda is the first Anangu woman to live in a remote community whilst being dependant on a motorised wheelchair. She shares her joyful and unique perspective on life through her artwork, depicting the rocky desert country surrounding Mimili community and referencing the Maku Tjukurpa (Witchetty Grub Dreaming).
Mimili is home to 300 Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people who have been living in the area for millennia in harmony with nature and acting as custodians of the land and the Tjukurpa (creation stories). Mimili was formerly known as Everard Park, which was a cattle station that was returned to Aboriginal ownership through the 1981 AP Lands Act. Mimili Community was incorporated as an Aboriginal Community in 1975.