Kathy Inkamala

Kathy is a Western Aranda woman, born in Ntaria (at the Hermannsburg mission), and now living in Mparntwe (Alice Springs).  When Kathy was a child, growing up, she used to look at her father Cliford Inkamala, a successful watercolour artist, paint landscape watercolours. Kathy’s mother was a craftswoman. She sawed, used crochets, and created placemats from native bean seeds for decoration. Kathy decided when she was younger that she would like to continue this artistic tradition.
Today, Kathy is inspired by native bush flowers and bush tucker in the Northern Territory area. In 2017 Kathy obtained a certificate 4 in visual art from the Batchelor institute and the following year she was the recipient of the NATSIAA award for Works on Paper.
Kathy’s grandmother is Albert Namatjira’s sister, and Dellina Inkamala, who also paints at Iltja Ntjarra Art Centre is Kathy’s niece.
Kathy says about herself:  I am eager to learn new skills as a watercolourists and continue this process whenever I can. When I complete a watercolour painting I feel very proud about my work. The country I paint is important to me because it’s my father’s country.