BIOGRAPHY

Casseyanne Woods was born in Nyapari in the APY Lands. She is the granddaughter of celebrated Tjungu Palya artist Maringka Baker and daughter of Elaine Woods. Casseyanne lives between Nyapari and Adelaide, and has painted at the APY Collective Art Centre since early 2024.

Casseyanne paints her granmother's story, Minyma Kutjara - Two Women and their journeys across Country in Creation Time. Casseyanne's paintings are inspired by the story of the two sisters travelling from South Australia to the NT passed on to to her by her grandmother. The two sisters move forward away from home, big sister urging little sister to keep going as little sister cries for home getting further and further away they pass through the sandhills and waterholes. The two sisters keep moving until they find a waterhole. While drinking they see a man following and run to hide in the big rock until the man is gone and the sisters continue to the NT. When the sisters reach the NT far from home little sister says to big sister 'you speak different' as they pass through different languages far from home. This story is passed down from her grandma and is now painted by Casseyanne her mum and her sisters to share.