Anita Pumani Pitjantjatjara, b. 1982
Overview
Antara - Maku Dreaming, 2024
Anita Pumani is a younger generation artist from Mimili in the APY Lands. Growing up in such a strong line of women, Anita proudly shares women’s stories in her paintings. She often references Antara, an important women’s site close to Mimili community, and paints Maku (witchetty grub) Tjukurpa.
Works
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Anita PumaniAntara - Maku Dreaming, 2024Synthetic polymer paint
on linen152 x 122 cm$ 4,200.00
59 7/8 x 48 in
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Exhibitions
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Art for Nepean
Fundraising exhibition to support independent candidate for Nepean Tracee Hutchison 17 - 26 Apr 2026EXHIBITION EXTENDED! NOW CONCLUDES SUNDAY APRIL 26 FUNDRAISING EXHIBITION TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR NEPEAN, TRACEE HUTCHISON .• 100 + paintings, works on paper, ceramics, sculpture and jewellery by 86...Read more -
Synergy 2025
FIRST NATIONS ART FROM AROUND AUSTRALIA 21 Aug - 18 Sep 2025EVERYWHEN ELSEWHERE A fundraising exhibition of artworks by established and rising star First Nations artists from around Australia. Presented by Everywhen Art in partnership with the Student Committee for Indigenous...Read more -
ReGeneration
Innovation within Tradition 26 Jun - 16 Aug 2025EVERYWHEN ELSEWHERE CURVED WALL GALLERY: FOYER, FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE Presented in celebration of NAIDOC Week and its 2025 theme The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy, the exhibition features the...Read more -
Women Celebrating Women
8 - 30 Mar 2025In 2003, mother and daughter writers and publishers Susan McCulloch OAM and Emily McCulloch Childs were encouraged to work together by Anmatyerre artists the late Barbara Weir and her daughter...Read more -
Pareip
True Spring 19 Oct - 10 Nov 2024In the Bunurong seasons, Spring has three distinct sections: early Spring (August-mid September); mid Spring (mid September-mid October) and late or 'true' Spring (mid October-mid November). The word for all...Read more -
Autumn Salon 2024
30 Mar - 2 Jun 2024An exhibition of new paintings and sculptures in soft and evocative autumn hues by leading and emerging First Nations' artists rrom the Kimberley, Central Deserts, the Pilbara, the APY Lands,...Read more -
Colours of Country
8 - 24 Mar 2024Sweeps of brilliant colour feature in this wide ranging exhibition of paintings and sculptures by First Nations' artists from Central Australia, the Western Desert, Utopia, the Kimberley, the APY Lands...Read more -
H O M E
Opening exhibition of Everywhen Art at Whistlewood 6 Jan - 25 Feb 2024The exhibition H O M E launches the new home of Everywhen Art at Whistlewood - the McCulloch family's historic house gallery on the Mornington Peninsula. This richly explorative exhibition...Read more -
Synergy 2023
Fundraising exhibition in partnership with Xavier College 29 Aug - 14 Sep 2023A fundraising exhibition of paintings and 3D by established and rising star First Nations artists from around Australia. Presented by Everywhen Artspace in partnership with the Student Committee for Indigenous...Read more -
This Week in the Gallery: November 2022
26 - 30 Nov 2022A wide selection of beautiful paintings from across Central Australia, perfect to celebrate the remaining few days of spring. Artists include: Doris Bush Nungurrayi (Papunya Tjupi Arts), Anita Pumani (Mimil...Read more -
Minyma Maku
Anita Pumani, Betty Campbell, Umatji Tjapalyi 6 - 25 Oct 2022Three interpretations of an important Aboriginal women's songline. The Minyma Maku (Women of the Witchetty Grub) songline belongs to the traditional women owners of South Australia's APY Lands. Here, Anita...Read more -
The Summer Collector's Show 2022
Outstanding Aboriginal Art from around Australia 27 Dec 2021 - 21 Feb 2022Read more -
Synergy: Art from the Heartlands of Aboriginal Australia
Fundraising exhibition in partnership with Xavier College. 1 - 17 Sep 2021FUNDRAISING ONLINE EXHIBITION FOR THE INDIGENOUS LITERACY FOUNDATION. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STUDENT COMMITTEE FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS, XAVIER COLLEGE. Paintings and carvings by established and rising star Aboriginal artists from...Read more -
Antara: New Generations
Mimili Maku, APY Lands 9 - 28 Apr 2020Read more
Biography
Antara - Maku Dreaming, 2024
Anita Pumani is a younger generation artist from Mimili in the APY Lands. She notes that community is very important to her family. Her paintings are of the Indigenous Protected Area of Antara where the women perform ceremonies (inma), collect witchetty grubs (maku) and other bush tucker. Her great aunt Milatjari Pumani taught her how to respect the main women's dreaming - Maku Tjurkurpa - for the Mimili Community.
"I also teach my daughters what Maku Tjurkurpa means. I am proud to be custodian of that country."
