Ngura nguru munu malaku ngura kutu. From home and returning home. Outstation – art from art centres and are proud to present

Ngura nguru munu malaku ngura kutu. From Home and returning home.

Nganampa tjukurpa - Our Culture Nganampa ngura community - Our Place Nganampa malatja malatjaku - Our Future

A group exhibition

Hector Tjupuru Burton Barbara Mbitjana Moore Wawiriya Burton Alison Munti Riley Tjampawa Katie Kawiny Rini Tiger Iluwanti Ken Barney Wangin Sandra Ken Ruby Williamso Sylvia Kantyjupai Ken

Opening Thursday August 9th at 6:00pm Showing August 3rd - 30th, 2012

8 P a r a p P l a c e , P arap Northern Territory 0820 Wawiriya Burton with her painting Ngayuku Mamaku Ngura - My Father’s Country P : 08 8981 4822 F : 08 8981 4877 E : [email protected] W : www.outstation.com.au

Director Matt Ward

Anangu-ku tjukurpa manguri kutjara kutjara nguru kampa kutjuparipayi. My mind has been taking me away to the memories of when I was young, to my childhood Ka kutjara kutjara nguru kami malatja walkuni palumpa untaltu nguntju. with my grandmother - Paniny’s mother, Wanya Ken. Wanya Ken was known everywhere for Nyangatja nganampa tjukurpa kuwari nguru wiyaringkupayi wiya. Nyangatja being a woman who was just so strong, strong in culture, strong for her family. She was a manguri purunypa witulya pulka titutjara ngaraku. powerful woman, a leader. The memories of my time with her have been really coming back to me lately because I am thinking of my own granddaughter and I want for my granddaughter what Wanya gave me. She taught me everything I need to know about my culture. Anangu culture is a circle, the fourth generation recommences the cycle. The great granddaughter is called mother by the great grandmother. There is no We would camp with her in a place called Puta Puta which was her husband’s country. She would beginning or end to our culture, it is a circle and will stay strong this way forever. spend time, talking to myself and my sisters Yaritji, Frida, Sandra and Maringka, telling us the stories from the Ancestors, making sure we learnt the important lessons. At home, she would Frank Young, spin wool with the other old ladies, the picture of her is clear in my memory, Wanya spinning wool Director of Tjala Arts and Chairperson of Amata Community. with a stick on her leg. She also used the hair from the rabbits and spun this into string. The old ladies would talk and laugh together and also talk to us young ones about our culture. I listened to Wanya, we all did.

My name is Tjungkara Ken, I am the youngest child of Mick Wikilyiri and Paniny Mick. I have remembered everything for Abilina, and as soon as she is ready I will be telling her these My father is the Traditional Owner of the country that surrounds Amata Community where stories. I will be teaching it all. I have remembered it all. Yaritji is my oldest sister, she is a bit like I live. This is Tjala Country, the country of the Honey Ant. Our Art Centre shares this same Wanya, people know that she is a strong, wild woman too. It will be Yaritji and I telling these stories name: Tjala Arts. to our grandchildren. We won’t be spinning wool but we will be painting. We will paint together with our grandchildren and teach them the stories of the Ancestors. It will be through Wanya to Abilina. When my mother Paniny and her friends (old ladies now) Ruby, Katanari, Mona, Nyurpaya This is an important job, and I am ready. and Kunmanara Delrose started the Art Centre, I was one of the very first young ones to join Tjungkara Ken in. I knew about the Art Centres in Pukatja (Ernabella) and Fregon () and I was just so excited that it was now our turn to start to run our own show. I painted the walls and cleaned out the old building, I was ready to get to work. I have been working at the Art Centre for years, but over the past few years it has changed for me. It has become very important, it’s a Anangu ngananya mukuringanyi, nganampa Artwork tjuta manytjintjikitja. Paluru tjana big part of my life. I am always thinking about my work, about my painting. When I’m driving uti Art Centre nyara palula kutju-ngka ngarama. Art Centre-wanuku warka tjukaru-ngku in country, when I am travelling on planes to my exhibition and when I am with my family in palyantjitjanku. country. I am thinking and looking at the colour around me. I am looking at my country and I am thinking about Tjukurpa. There are so many Artists that work at Tjala Arts now, it has Nyuntu warka wiru kutju payamilanytja wiya, paluru nyuntu ninti. Nyuntu supporta-milani grown a lot over the years and I know it will keep growing. Anangu maru-ku company panya titutjara ngaranyi rawa. Tjunkara-ku puliri munu kutjupa tjutaku-kulu tjanampa ngranytjaku. Nganampa pulira tjuta-ku kulu. I have a story that I would like to tell now, for my first granddaughter, Abilina, who was born recently. Three years ago I had a sad time. My son passed away and shortly afterwards there People who love Aboriginal art should stick with the work that comes from our remote was a big exhibition at the Art Gallery of South : Desert Country. People were asking Art Centres. You are not only buying the best work, you know that you are supporting an me to talk about my paintings, to tell my story, but I couldn’t talk, not properly, I was sad. I am Aboriginal Company that will be here in the future, for Tjungkara’s granddaughter and all able to tell my story now and am happy to tell it now, for you and for Abilina. our grandkids. Frank Young Tjungkara Ken Tjungkara Ken Ngayuku Ngura - My Country, acrylic on linen, 1525 x 1980mm, 2012 Seven Sisters, acrylic on linen, 1980 x 1220mm, 2012 Rini Tiger Ngintaka Tjukurpa - Perentie Man Creation Story, acrylic on linen, 1220 x 3000mm, 2012 Alison Munti Riley Ngayuku Ngura - My Country, acrylic on linen, 1220 x 3000mm, 2012 Hector Tjupuru Burton and Willy Kaika Barney Wangin Anumara Tjukurpa, acrylic on linen, 1980 x 1980mm, 2012 Ngayuku Ngura - My Country, acrylic on linen, 1220 x 1980mm, 2012 Wawiriya Burton Wawiriya Burton Ngayuku Mamaku Ngura - My Father’s Country, acrylic on linen, 1980 x 1980mm, 2012 Ngayuku Mamaku Ngura - My Father’s Country, acrylic on linen, 1220 x 1980mm, 2012 Tjamapawa Katie Kawiny (in collaboration with Tjimpayie Prestley, Mona Mitakiki and Kia Mitakiki) Tjampawa Katie Kawiny Seven Sisters, acrylic on linen, 1980 x 1980mm, 2012 Kapi Tjukula - Rock Hole, acrylic on linen, 1220 x 1015mm, 2011 Alison Munti Riley, Barbara Mbitjana Moore, Ngayuku Ngura - My Country, acrylic on linen, 1525 x 1980mm, 2012 Ngayuku Ngura - My Country, acrylic on linen, 1525 x 1220mm, 2012 Barbara Mbitjana Moore, Barbara Mbitjana Moore, Ngayuku Ngura - My Country, acrylic on linen, 1525 x 1015mm, 2012 Ngayuku Ngura - My Country, acrylic on linen, 1525 x 1015mm, 2012 Iluwanti Ken, Mary Katatjuku Pan, The Eagles, acrylic on linen, 1220 x 1525mm, 2012 Ngayuku Ngura - My Country, acrylic on linen, 1220 x 1015mm, 2012 Rini Tiger, Ruby Williamson, Ngintaka Tjukurpa - Perentie Man Creation Story, acrylic on linen, 1525 x 1015mm, 2012 Puli Murpu - Mountain Story, acrylic on linen, 1525 x 1220mm, 2012 Sylvia Kanytjupai Ken, Sylvia Kanytjupai Ken, Seven Sisters, acrylic on linen, 1525 x 1220mm, 2012 Seven Sisters, acrylic on linen, 1220 x 1980mm, 2012 Sandra Ken, Yaritji Young, Seven Sisters, acrylic on linen, 1525 x 1015mm, 2012 Tjala Tjukurpa - Honey Ant Dreaming, acrylic on linen, 1525 x 1220mm, 2012 special thanks

All of the artists from Tjala Arts Frank Young Tjungkara Ken Skye O’Meara

Published in 2012 by Outstation – art from art centres

Catalogue Compiled by Matt Ward and Jim Bell

Images courtesy of Tjala Arts

Copyright Outstation - art from art centres and Tjala Arts

ISBN - 978-0-9808374-2-1

Front and back cover: Wawiriya Burton: Ngayuku Mamaku Ngura - My Father’s Country (detail). (and his dog) with his painting Anumara Tjukurpa Acrylic on linen, 1980 x 1980mm, 2012