2000
Language Group:Alyawarre
Country:Ntaria (Hermannsburg), West of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Subjects:Akatyerre (Desert Raisin), Awelye (Women's Ceremony) for Akarley (Northern Wild Orange), Bush Medicine, Country, Seven Sisters Dreaming, Women Collecting Akatyerre (Desert Raisin), Women Collecting Awele Awele (Wild Tomatoes) and Angkwerrpme (Mistlet
Nikita began painting for Mbantua Gallery in June 2017. Born in Alice Springs in 2000, she grew up in Hermannsburg and Ampilatwatja. Her parents, Joycie Morton and Eric Inkamala, are both artists. Nikita is married to a son of Thelma Dixon, who has been painting for Mbantua since 1998. Nikita's work reflects the distinctive style of her large extended family.
In this painting, Nikita paints women collecting a variety of Bush Tucker (bush foods) that she can find in her country, Ntaria (Hermannsburg).