Joy Purvis Pitjara

Bush Yam Seeds | 120h x 60w | RK432

Not framed or stretched  | Acrylic on primed linen

Joy Purvis Pitjara was born at Boundary Bore; an area in Utopia, a community located 240 kilometres north east of Alice Springs known for its quality art.

Joy is the daughter of the well-known artist Glory Ngarla (deceased) and sister of renowned artist Anna Price Petyarre. Born in a famous artist family, Joy learned working with batik in her early age from her mother and later started painting on canvas and linen with acrylic paints.

Using a fine dotting technique with subtle shades of colour, Joy depicts the stories such as the Bush Tobacco Plant and Bush Yam Dreaming. Her works are colourful and intricate expressions of the song and stories associated with Bush Yam, and its seeds that scatter from the plant that are ground up to make flour for damper.