Loretta Pitjara Jones

Born in 1981, Loretta Pitjara Jones belongs to a strong family of artists. She grew up at Arawerre (Soapy Bore) which is in the Utopia Region, 270kms North East of Alice Springs. Loretta Petyarre Jones lives at Soapy Bore (Arawerr) in the Utopia (Urapuntja) Region, north east of Alice Springs. Taught by her mother and aunties, she paints her dreamings – stories passed on down through the generations in her family. Her primary subjects are Bush Honey Grevillea and earthworm.