Kaylene Whiskey is a Yankunytjatjara artist from the tiny, remote Indigenous community of Indulkana on the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia. Whiskey is known for her artworks that playfully combine elements from everyday life in her community and traditional Aṉangu cultural references with celebratory depictions of pop culture icons like Cher and Tina Turner. Dolly Parton is a frequent subject for Whiskey, with the Tennessean performer becoming interwoven into Whiskey’s unique visual universe in the same way that Dolly’s music has been absorbed into the artist’s life and work.
Kaylene’s painting Dolly Flying to Iwantja combines elements from everyday life in her community and traditional Anangu cultural references with celebratory depictions of pop culture icons. Dolly Parton is interwoven into Whiskey’s visual universe in the same way that Dolly’s music has been absorbed into the artist’s life.
