Iwana was born in the bush at Walytjitjatja, a rockhole at the tri state border of Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. She lived a traditional life here with her family before moving to the Ernabella mission as a teenager.
Her mother is from Kanpi and her father's country is Puta Puta near Pipalyatjara.
Her father had two wives, as was common among traditional people and together they had eight children. Iwana has recently moved back to Kanpi after spending many years living at Fregon community.
She lives in Kanpi with her daughter and two greatgrandchildren. Iwana lived and worked at Fregon for many years with Kaltjiti Arts and several of her designs have been made into rugs for the collaborative culture project with artisans from Kashmir. Located about 100kms south of Uluru, Nyapari is set at the base of the majestic Mann Ranges in the heart of country traditionally owned by the Pitjantjatjara people.
These ranges known to Anangu as Murputja, likening the mountain to the bony ridge of a person’s spine, are the source of many water holes and traditional camping places.
The homelands of Kanpi, Nyapari, Angatja, Umpukulu and Tjankanu have grown from these seasonal camping places into permanent settlements.
Over fifty artists from Murputja joined together with family members living in traditional country 180kms to the south at Watarru and created Tjungu Palya (Good Together). Tjungu Palya is 100% owned and managed by Aboriginal people ensuring the wealth of talent and economic returns are retained in the community. Tjungu Palya promotes cultural integrity and the ethical sales of authentic art..
Iwana was born in the bush at Walytjitjatja, a rockhole at the tri state border of Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. She lived a traditional life here with her family before moving to the Ernabella mission as a teenager.
Her mother is from Kanpi and her father's country is Puta Puta near Pipalyatjara.
Her father had two wives, as was common among traditional people and together they had eight children. Iwana has recently moved back to Kanpi after spending many years living at Fregon community.
She lives in Kanpi with her daughter and two greatgrandchildren. Iwana lived and worked at Fregon for many years with Kaltjiti Arts and several of her designs have been made into rugs for the collaborative culture project with artisans from Kashmir. Located about 100kms south of Uluru, Nyapari is set at the base of the majestic Mann Ranges in the heart of country traditionally owned by the Pitjantjatjara people.
These ranges known to Anangu as Murputja, likening the mountain to the bony ridge of a person’s spine, are the source of many water holes and traditional camping places.
The homelands of Kanpi, Nyapari, Angatja, Umpukulu and Tjankanu have grown from these seasonal camping places into permanent settlements.
Over fifty artists from Murputja joined together with family members living in traditional country 180kms to the south at Watarru and created Tjungu Palya (Good Together). Tjungu Palya is 100% owned and managed by Aboriginal people ensuring the wealth of talent and economic returns are retained in the community. Tjungu Palya promotes cultural integrity and the ethical sales of authentic art..