Talila, 2006 by Margaret Jennings Panaka, 50x76cm Cat 13042MJ

"Talila, 2006" by Margaret Jennings Panaka is a key theme of this wonderful artist from the NPY Lands, one of the senior, key artists from Kaylili Artists. Margaret was born in 1939 and passed away in 2018.

Talila is an area containing a series of rockholes around the Clutterbuck Hills just east of Patjarr, this includes the rockhole of Yirritjarra where the artist was born., Lurupunku rockhole. Tapitjarr rockhole and Wannaritjarra iss also shown. These rockholes were created when huge hail stones fell from the storm made by Tjilkamarda (the echidna ancestor) in his rage. This Tjukurpa site is represented in a stone formation shaped like an echidna curled up like a ball.

Painting practice in Patjarr, the location of Kaylili Artists, has been built on a program of bush trips. During these interruptions of the artists beloved time hunting, the most beautiful (often collaborative) artworks are created.

In 2015 Kayili Artists formally amalgamated with Warakurna Artists as an answer to the slow erosion of the population base in Patjarr. This ensures that the artists of Patjarr – still painting their undiluted versions of desert life and preferring to go hunting – retain access to art services.

Provenance certificate Cat 06-139 Kaylili Artists, NPY Lands