Beth Inkamala

Beth Inkamala was born in Alice springs in 1977, and is the niece of prominent potter Clara Inkamala. Judith Inkamala is her nanny.

Beth grew up in Hermannsburg, where she recalls observing her aunties working with pottery in the 1990s. As an adult she moved to Papunya with her husband and child, where they remained for 9 years. During this time Beth worked at the local council in adminstration while painting at the art centre in Papunya.

In 2014 Beth started working at the Ntaria School as an assistant teacher. In this role she has taken an active part in facilitating the ‘pots that tell stories’ program, supporting the senior artists to mentor the children of Ntaria School.

In 2014 Beth starting making her-own work developing a distinctive style Since then Beth has dedicated more and more time to her pottery and now she is one of the more ambitious potters of the group. Beth is disciplined in her work, using hand coil technique and her distinctive contemporary approach to painting. Beth’s dedication to the potters, interest in her local community and the world around her is taking her from strength to strength.

In 2022 Beth was a finalist in the Indigenous Ceramic Award at Shepparton Art Museum . 

In 2017 Beth was selected for the Finalists exhibition for 2017 NATSIAA Telstra Award. 

Finalist in the 2017 Desart Photography Prize.