[{"id":121027526720,"handle":"margaret-smith","title":"Margaret Smith","updated_at":"2024-04-27T22:10:24+09:30","body_html":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eImanpa, NT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0030\/0354\/7712\/files\/image_1_1024x1024.png?v=1695270881\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMargaret Smith is an artist belonging to the Yankunytjatjara language and cultural group from the remote community of Imanpa, Northern Territory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMargaret has been weaving since 2014 and quickly refined her artistic skills to create high-calibre baskets and sculptures. Margaret has developed a very unique and quirky style and often experiments with different animal sculptures such as cats and horses. She has taken part in many exhibitions, some of which include Fragrant Lands: Australian and Chinese Indigenous Art at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Centre in Shanghai, 2014, Animal Instinct at Metropolis Gallery, Geelong, Victoria 2016, Tales from the Desert at Port Hedland Courthouse Gallery in Port Hedland, Western Australia, 2016 and Vincent Lingiari Art Award at the Tangentyere Gallery in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 2019.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlongside being an accomplished artist, Margaret has played a crucial role in NPY Women’s Council as a board member and advocate for many years. She is currently the NPY Women's Council Chairperson. Margaret studied interpreting in Alice Springs and became one of the very first Anangu accredited interpreters. Margaret is a highly regarded spokesperson for the NPY region, as well as a former Liaison Officer of Imanpa Arts and Crafts. She has been a member of a number of boards and committees including the Board of Management of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and the Cross-border Reference Group on Volatile Substance Misuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-02-14T23:33:49+09:30","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Margaret Smith"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"_tab1:margaret-smith"}],"published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2019-02-20T10:22:21+09:30","alt":null,"width":1120,"height":1120,"src":"\/\/tjanpi.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Margaret_Smith.jpg?v=1551761874"}},{"id":63512379456,"handle":"merchandise","title":"Merchandise","updated_at":"2024-04-27T22:10:39+09:30","body_html":"","published_at":"2018-11-20T15:19:15+09:30","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Merchandise"}],"published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2018-11-20T15:19:41+09:30","alt":"","width":1457,"height":1761,"src":"\/\/tjanpi.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/28954603_1753702198006089_4712797440850381169_o.jpg?v=1696989871"}},{"id":121028018240,"handle":"rene-kulitja","title":"Rene Kulitja","updated_at":"2024-04-27T22:10:24+09:30","body_html":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eMutijulu, NT\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0030\/0354\/7712\/files\/ReneKulitja_1024x1024.png?v=1698300802\"\u003eRene is a dedicated Tjanpi weaver and a director of NPY Womens' Council. She is a strong cultural woman and a superb traditional dancer. Rene's sculptural works are imbued with a charming wit, and are innovative creations profoundly influenced by Anangu traditions of storytelling. A highly skilled and inventive artist, Rene has participated in a number of artist camps, collaborating on many large scale works for national institutions. Most recently she was a part of the Tjanpi Desert Weavers\/Fiona Hall collaboration which resulted in two installations commissioned for the 2014 Tarrawarra Biennale. One of these installations, Kuka Irititja, was then selected to be included in the 2015 Venice Biennale as part of Fiona Hall's exhibition Wrong Way Time in the new Australian pavilion. Rene travelled to Venice to represent Australia and Tjanpi Desert Weavers at the opening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eRene was born at (Pukatja) Ernabella, where she grew up, and later lived at Mutitjulu. She is a well-known artist whose works have been exhibited nationally and internationally, with one of her designs featuring on a Qantas plane. Rene has been a member of Mutijulu Community Council and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Management. She was a founding director of Walkatjara Art at Uluru and is chairperson of Maruku Arts Governing Committee.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“And to top it all off, these birds and these sculptures, they come out of our very ancient culture and we make these things, we make them with a very strong feeling in our spirits. As we are making them we are feeling really deeply connected to the stories. They make us feel better, and these are really special objects because of that.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","published_at":"2019-02-14T23:33:49+09:30","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"_tab1:rene-kulitja"}],"published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2019-02-20T10:27:31+09:30","alt":"Rene Kulitja","width":1120,"height":1120,"src":"\/\/tjanpi.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Rene_Kulitja.jpg?v=1645154826"}}]
