Anne Thompson

Anne Nginyangka Thomson is a Pitjantjatjara who grew up on her family's homeland near Pukatja/Ernabella community on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in the far north of South Australia. Anne's father was an integral part of the APY Land Rights movement and her mother, Carlene Thompson, is a senior Ernabella artist. Anne made ceramics in high school and then graduated to the Ernabella Arts ceramic studio. Anne has twice won the prestigious SAM Indigenous Ceramic Art Award and in 2023 she won the 3D Award at the Telstra NATSIA Awards. She sits on the boards of Ernabella Arts and Ku Arts and is a strong voice and advocate for the APY community.