Ruby Williamson

Ruby Williamson is a senior law woman, living in the Amata community on the Pitjantjatjarra lands. Ruby’s skills are based in fostering law and culture, story-telling, hunting, punu – wooden carving, dancing and painting. This work was produced during a workshop with professional printmaker Basil Hall which provided an opportunity for the artists of Minymaku Arts to participate in the exploration of innovative printmaking techniques. The workshop was one of a series of printmaking workshops initiated by the Ananguku Arts and Culture Committee. Ultukunpa is the Honey Grevillea plant that comes to flower usually around November-December in the Central Desert. It is also known by the name of Kaliny-kalinypa. Minymaku Arts: Since the foundation of Minymaku Arts in 1997, the centre has concentrated on developing traditional symbols/ideas, and creating contemporary abstract imagery. As a producer of fine arts our artists have enthusiastically embraced new techniques and mediums to create charcoal drawings, paintings as well as solar plate and dry-point etchings. The art centre is well represented in both public and private collections within Australia and internationally, including the National Gallery of Australia, the Museum of Victoria and the South Australian Museum.