Veronica Reid

Veronica Reid is minyma Anangu, a Pitjantjatjara woman from the Central and Western Desert area of Australia. Although born in Alice Springs she was raised and still lives in the country that belongs to generations of her ancestors. Her grandparents were among the first families to move back to the Petermann Ranges in the south western corner of the Northern Territory to the newly established settlement of Kaltukatjara or Docker River.

Veronica has a strong desire to paint her country and express her people’s connections to it. Two of the important ancestral Tjukurpa or Law stories she is related to are the Minyma Kutjara (Two Women) and Tjitji Ngati (Children of the Hollow). She has a natural flair and an innovative style which, combined with her knowledge and understanding of her traditions, give her work great power.