I have lived in the West MacDonnell Ranges (Tjoritja) in Central Australia for almost 30 years. It is Arrernte Country, my husband and my two sons' traditional land. It is an incredibly scenic place, the colours of the ranges always changing from red to purple and blue, and when the rains come everything is green for a while. I have always wanted to paint the beauty that I see all around me here. I feel blessed to be surrounded by this stunning scenery everyday, and to share it in my painting with you.

Kathleen Buzzacott was born 1970 in Alice Springs in Central Australia and is of Pitjantjatjara, Scottish and English heritage. She moved to Queensland for some time with her brother and sister to live with her father. However at aged 10, she returned to live with her mother at Hermannsburg in Central Australia. These formative years hunting and digging for honey ants are often reflected in her art.
Kathleen's art reflects her early childhood experiences and her life in general, telling Aboriginal stories on canvas and featuring native bush creatures. Her husband Keith and their two sons still hunt emu and kangaroo, and they often go camping around her husband's traditional home of the Arrernte People, west of Alice Springs.

*Please note artwork will not be shipped until after the 2024 Finalist Exhibition which ends in mid-October 2024.