Vicki Yatjiki Cullinan
Artwork title: Ngayuku Ngura (My Country)
Medium: Acrylic paint on linen
Size: 167 x 152 cm
About the Artwork
I am a Yankunytjatjara woman from Indulkana Community on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in South Australia. I’m an artist and a leader for my community. I paint my Country, referencing the beautiful and powerful Yankunytjatjara Country that I live on and that will always be a part of me. My painting is connected to the Tjukurpa (Ancestral Stories) that I know, but also my paintings are an extension of who I am, and how I interpret my place in the world.
About the Artist
Place of Birth: Port Augusta
Language Group: Yankunytjatjara
Vicki Yatjiki Cullinan is a Yankunytjatjara woman from Indulkana Community on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in South Australia. Vicki is a senior artist and cultural liaison officer at Iwantja Arts. A respected leader in her community, Vicki is a board member of a number of other community development and Indigenous arts support bodies and advocacy organisations.
Vicki has over 20 years of experience working as an artist at Iwantja arts. Primarily a painter, Vicki also has significant experience in printmaking, drawing and works on paper. In recent years Vicki has turned her attention to mentoring the next generation of artists in artistic skills development, cultural activities and strong governance.
Vicki Yatjiki Cullinan was the winner of the 2020 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize.