Watiya Margaret-richards-tag She is an esteemed Pitjantjatjara

She is an esteemed Pitjantjatjara artist from the Amata Community in South Australia

After nearly a century of cattle grazing

in Abie’s grandfather’s country

She sings the haunting Warnalirri with Peggy Patrick on the second half of the group’s CD released in 2002 during PIAF

Watiya Margaret-richards-tag She is an esteemed PitjantjatjaraMitjili was born around 1945 at Haasts Bluff in Central Australia and passed away in 2019. In 1959, she and her family relocated from Haasts Bluff to the new settlement of Papunya. It was at Papunya where she observed men, including her brother Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula (deceased), engaging in painting. Initially, Mitjilis paintings were influenced by the artists from Papunya. Upon returning to Haasts Bluff, she began painting in 1992 for the Ikuntji