Ruby Doolan Penangke

Ruby Doolan Penangke is of the Eastern Arrente language goup from Bonya region, represented by Irrkerlantye Artists.

"My father passed away a long time ago and I followed my grandmother to Todd River Downs. I stayed there with them, then I went back again to Little Well on camels. I used to work with Mrs Bloomfield cleaning, working in the kitchen and milking nanny goats. My mum came and picked me up after two years and we went to Arltunga.

Long time after I came to my really mother and I stayed in Santa Teresa with her. I went to Loves Creek and worked for Mrs Bloomfield again. I met my husband there and started a family. I got seven kids in all. We lived on Allambi station, at Santa Teresa, then came back to Alice Springs for good. Now I live at Amoonguna outside Alice Springs, I been there four years. I travel everywhere!

I started painting when we came back to Alice Springs, get some canvas and do a bit of painting to sell. I started painting properly when I joined Irrkerlantye Arts in 2000. 1 paint all the time now."

Exhibitions Jun 2000 Altyerre-Iwerre Imerneme - Visions Alice Springs

Sept 2000 Desert Mob Araluen Alice Springs

Mar 2001 Embodying Spirit Watch This Space Alice Springs