Pollyanne Smith

Kaltjiti (Fregon), SA

Pollyanne Smith is an artist belonging to the Pitjantjatjara language and cultural group and lives in the remote community of Kaltjiti (Fregon), South Australia.

Pollyanne began weaving baskets in 2010 after learning the art from other ladies in her community. Kay Tunkin taught Pollyanne how to make sculptures in 2012, and she took to sculptural weaving immediately and with great vigour. Pollyanne has a highly imaginative and distinctive sculptural style, using wire to create animals with quirky and unusual forms. Although always modelled from actual creatures, exaggerated features push Pollyanne's work to the edge of reality. Pollyanne took part in the Beastly exhibition at the Delmar Gallery in Sydney in 2014.