Kalaya Tjukurpa - Maringka Baker

Maringka Baker is a senior Pitjantjatjara artist who lives in the small community of Kanpi, in the north-west corner of South Australia. Due to the remoteness of this small community, senior members continue to observe traditional practices and ceremonial rituals, which enrich and reinforce the importance of country and its Dreaming mythology. Maringka Baker is custodian of many important stories, including Anmangunga, her mother's country (a camping site near Watarru, where she played as a small child); Kaliumpil (the place of her birth); Kuru Ala (a sacred place for the Seven Sisters Creation Story) and Kungkarrakalpa (the Seven Sisters Creation Story).

Maringka Baker's paintings are rich in cultural significance being grounded in country and ceremony and blending landscape with a fusion of passion, individual expression, and cultural integrity.