Emily Lankin b. c.1935

  • Artist
Luritja artist who was a member of the women's cooperative, Jukurrpa Artists, at the Institute for Aboriginal Development in Alice Springs (NT).

A Luritja speaker, born near the Finke Mission in the 1930s, Emily now lives in Alice Springs and is a student of the Institute for Aboriginal Development literacy course. She began painting in 1991/2 while at IAD, painting her mother’s (Emu) and father’s (Snake) Dreamings. She has sold her work through Jukurrpa artists’ co-operative, based at IAD.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011