Beth Inkamala
Hermannsburg PottersBeth 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 administration while painting at the art centre in Papunya.
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.
