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Artist BiographiesBiographies of Kalka Artists

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Below are some brief biographical details of various artists who work with the community art centre at Kalka (Ninuku Arts). Paintings by these artists are available in our Kalka (Ninuku Arts) Gallery pages.

Nampitjin Miller

Language Group: Pitjantjatjara
Community: Kalka
Born: 1940

 


Nolie Rictor

Born: c.1970
Language: Pitjantjatjara
Community: Kalka, South Australia

Nolie was born in the bush between Irrunytju and Tjuntjuntjara some time around 1970. His family was still living a traditional nomadic life when they walked into Tjuntjuntjara, a community at the edge of the Great Victoria Desert in WA in the 1980s. Nolie was twelve years old. Anangu (Aboriginal people from the region) affectionately call Nolie 'bush boy', and give him respect for his depth of cultural knowledge usually reserved for a much older man.

Puntjina Watson

Born: 1940
Language: Pitjantjatjara
Community: Pipalyatjara

 



Wimitja Watson

Born: early 1930s
Language: Pitjantjatjara
Community: Pipalyatjara

Wimitja was born in the bush of the Western Desert in the early 1930s. He is a senior law man and a highly regarded Ngangkari (traditional healer). His younger brother Tjuruparu Watson is a founding member of Irrunytju Arts and has encouraged Wimitja to paint his Tjukurpa.

Ngayartji Young

Born: 1949
Language: Pitjantjatjara
Community: Kalka, South Australia

 

 

 

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