Julie Yangki
Mimili, SA
Julie Yangki is an artist belonging to the Pitjantjatjara language and cultural group, and lives in the remote community of Mimili, South Australia.
Julie is a dedicated and skilled Tjanpi weaver who applies her knowledge to sculptures, baskets and metal frames. Julie makes distinctive, beautiful and highly sought after artworks featuring wangunu and minirri (native grasses), hand-dyed twined raffia and at times stitched emu feathers. She is a patient and steady weaver, taking the time to create well-formed, thoughtful pieces, which always stand out from the crowd.
Julie has taken part in many exhibitions, including Desert Mob 30 in 2021, where she produced a stunning hanging fiber sculpture using a salvaged car seat frame from community. The work titled Shapes from Country referenced shapes and forms found on Country, and the tools and equipment made and used by women in pre-contact times. In 2022, Julie took part in a collaborative commission project for Guildhouse Studios and the Department of Infrastructure and Transport (DIT), creating four suspended artworks reflecting the topography across Mimili and Indulkana. Twenty-five fibre artists from these communities worked on the large-scale pieces, which are now located within each entry lobby across four floors of the newly developed DIT office building in the Adelaide CBD.
Julie is a strong cultural woman in her community of Mimili, and a superb traditional dancer.
