Wawiriya Burton

AUSTRALIAN. PITJANTJATJARA, c. 1920

TJALA ARTS

Wawiriya Burton was born about 1920. She started painting at Tjala Arts in 2008, but originally specialised in baskets and punu (wood carvings). Wawiriya is Ngangkari (traditional healer) and maintains strong traditional cultural ties, demonstrated in her expressive paintings.

‘A long time ago, when we were little children, we ran around Puta Puta and Ilitjata, our grandfather’s and father’s ground, and because of this we grew up strong. Why? Because it’s Anangu country – Aboriginal people’s country – of their spirit.’ — Wawiriya Burton, 2017

COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery Of New South Wales

AWARDS
Winner: Roberts Family Prize 2018