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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: Sherona Jackson

Language: Ngaanyatjarra

Community: Blackstone

Biography:

Sherona Jackson is an emerging Ngaanyatjarra artist with deep ancestral ties to the lands surrounding Papulankutja. Born in Kalgoorlie and raised in Jameson (Mantamaru), she comes from the well-known Jackson family, with many relatives still living in the region. Her grandfather, Reggie Jackson, was a respected senior NG (Ngaanyatjarra-Giles) elder.

Sherona paints key tjukurpa (Dreaming stories) connected to her Country, including Wati Kutjarra (Two Men) and Kungkarrangkalpa (Seven Sisters). Although new to painting with Papulankutja Artists, she brings a strong creative lineage and cultural inheritance to her work. Now a new mum, Sherona moved to Blackstone in 2000 and is beginning to explore her voice as a painter, drawing on the deep well of story and tradition passed down through her family.

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