My Country Major-artworks-tags She was among the first

She was among the first Aboriginal artists who took up painting with acrylic on canvas and linen in her community of Lajamanu

His career spans over 40 years

For 20 years she worked out of the Ernabella Arts where she honed her craft before joining the APY Studio Adelaide in 2020

This grass produces tiny black seeds

She has one brother and one sister

My Country Major-artworks-tags She was among the firstJoylene was born in 1967 and is the daughter of Tjimpayi Presley (a member of the Mitakiki Women's Collaborative) and the granddaughter of Tjampawa Kawiny. Joylene previously painted at Tjurma Homelands Arts and Crafts Centre. Today she paints at Tjala Arts and the APY Studio in Adelaide, continuing in the footsteps of her late grandmother and mother in telling the Seven Sisters story and how it relates to kapi tjukula (many rock holes).