Revealed_Christobell Protty

REV25-169

Tjiitji Ngatingka

Christobell Protty is a Pitjantjatjara artist with connections to Tjukurla and Kaltukatjara (Docker River). She was born in Utju (Areyonga) before 
traveling to Kaltukatjara with her family as a child. Christobell paints important Tjukurpa (Dreaming stories) at multiple sites in the Kaltukatjara 
region, including Ontulu and Tjitji Ngatingka. She is a consistent presence in the art centre, working almost daily on her detailed, layered canvases, which 
crackle with energy and dynamic forms. 
Christobell’s family has lived and traveled in the Kaltukatjara area for generations, and her paintings are a tribute to her significant cultural and 
historical contributions to her community. Her mother, Martha Protty Kanitja, a senior law woman and traditional owner of the Kaltukatjara area, 
has passed on her love of country, inma (ceremonial singing), and artmaking. For Christobell, the spiritual and physical worlds are constantly 
connected, and her rhythmic, colourful, and energetic canvases reflect her love for ngura (country). 

Acrylic on canvas

76.2 x 101.5cm

Tjarlirli and Kaltukatjara Ar

 Pitjantjatjara