Mandy Malbunka

Mandy was born in Alice Springs. Her mother comes from Alice Springs and stays in one of the town camps and her father is from Hermannsburg.

In her early years, she has stayed at her father’s place in an outstation named Lyiltjarra near Gilbert Springs. Her first experience in art was to watch and learn from Rhona Panangka Rubuntja, doing pottery at Hermannsburg Potters.

She moved to town when she was 12 and has stayed there since.
She has been doing dot paintings in her early teens and came to Iltja Ntjarra to learn about watercolours. Selma Coulthard has been a strong influence and inspired her to carry on landscape theme. She also introduced it with new themes such as old rusty cars, animals, and local native flora.