nyutjanka roma butler
Nyutjangka Roma Butler was born in 1959 at Wilu rockhole, along the kanyala (euro) tjukurpa track, and belongs to the Pitjantjatjara people of the central Western Desert. She grew up at Ernabella mission in South Australia, and at the age of 12 she travelled back to her grandfather’s brother’s country at Irrunytju. She continues to live and work at Irrunytju, which is located on the border of South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Butler began painting in 2001, and initially painted very geometric imagery related to country. Butler now paints bold interpretations of tjukurpa (dreaming stories) related to women.
EXHIBITIONS
2006 Tjukurpa Mulapa: True Story - Senior Irrunytju Artists, Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
2006 Xsrata Coal Emerging Artist Award, Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland
2005 The Women’s Show, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne