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Minyma Kutjarra – (Two Sisters)

‘Minyma Kutjara’ (Two Ladies), is a popularly depicted story by women from the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. The painting has different chapters depending on where the artist is from and the inherited story of their ancestors.  we see the ladies sitting together at their camp situated among the sand hills. They are surrounded by an abundance of desert flowers and fruits. The painting is a reflection on the lush nature of the land that was so many years ago. When there is rain coming to the lands it makes everyone so pleased as it indicates good foraging and hunting.

Categories: Papulankutja Artists

Name: Yayimpi Claudia Lewis

Language: Pitjantjatjara

Community: Papulankutja (Blackstone)

Biography:

Yayimpi grew up in Amata with her two sisters and two brothers. Her mother, Wanatjura (deceased) became a well-known artist late in her life painting at Tjala Arts in Amata. Yayimpi started painting before her mother in the late 1990's when Tjala Arts was called Minymaku Arts.

Yayimpi worked at the Amata Primary school as a Teachers Aid and since moving to Blackstone, which is her partner's family home, she works for the Blackstone Primary School as a Teacher's Aid. During the school holidays, Yayimpi likes to travel home to Amata to see her family.

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