Bush Seeds

Joy Pervis Pitjara

Joy’s paintings show an innate sense of colour and by carefully using the tip of the brush to place colour, Joy creates movement and pattern in her paintings.

Joy Purvis Pitjara comes from the Atneltye region of Utopia, more commonly known as Boundary Bore. Joy started painting in 1980 and her paintings typically depict Bush Medicine and Pencil Yam Roots. Joy is also a published translator of children’s books.