Artist Highlight: Rhoda Tjitayi
Rhoda Tjitayi is a powerhouse of colour, culture, and story. Born in 1969 in Pukatja (Ernabella) in the APY Lands of South Australia. Rhoda paints from the heart. Her work is about Wanyinta and Alartjatjarra, who, along with their husbands, traveled Piltati in search of food. The sisters would hunt and gather food, but one day decided to eat some of it before returning to their husbands. This caused their husbands to turn into water snakes and swallow the sisters in anger. The ancestral creation story of "Piltati Tjukurpa" is rich in cultural heritage and Rhoda's works beautifully bring it to life."
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“Piltati Tjukurpa" Rhoda Tjitayi 203cm x 92cm
"Piltati Tjukurpa" Rhoda Tjitayi 118cm x 119cm
We’re proud to share Rhoda Tjitayi’s powerful work with the world. Her paintings are more than art, they’re living stories, carried from grandmother to granddaughter. Her canvases are big, bold, and full of energy, with sweeping patterns and colours that reflect the beauty of the desert and the movement Rhoda paints with purpose, heart, and deep cultural knowledge, and every piece in her collection holds something new.
"Caterpillar Dreaming" Rhoda Tjitayi 60cm x 61cm