Muna Kulyuru is a respected artist, teacher, and community leader in Amata. Born in Tjiwuru near Ernabella in 1964, Muna began painting with Tjurma Homelands and then Minyamku Arts (later named Tjala Arts) when it opened. Muna is known for her vibrant, energetic paintings which celebrate the vitality of her Country and its important cultural stories. Through rich patchworks of dots, swathes of colour and networks of lines Muna’s artworks depict their Tjamu’s (grandfather’s) Country at Watarru, describing the physical landscape in her works and the inseparable Tjukurpa (Dreaming) that animates it. The depiction of Country transcends physical or geographical descriptions of land, and are instead deeply rooted in conceptions of place hood, belonging, and ancestral wisdom. Together with her artistic practice Muna is a teacher at the local Amata School, where she dedicates her time to fostering Anangu cultural values and knowledge in the next generations.