Sarrita King

Sarrita King was born on March 5th 1988. She spent most of her youth in Darwin, where her mother still resides.

Sarrita's father, William King was from the Gurindji tribe, in the Northern Territory. Most of his family still live in the Northern Territory, specifically Katherine.

William King passed away on December 2nd, 2007. He spent most of the last 20 years of his life in Adelaide. Sarrita often visited her father in Adelaide spending time with him in his studio. During 2005 Sarrita made several extended visits having become very interested in his art. After completing high school in Darwin and being accepted by the South Australian Institute of Sport for netball, Sarrita moved to Adelaide permanently.

Sarrita along with her sister Tarisse, now spends most of her time in her father's studio working on her art. Sarrita's inspiration is the amazing environment she grew up within the Northern Territory, from the big rains to the lightning storms and the constantly changing earth.

Sarrita reflects on much of her experiences with family member, especially her father who taught her about her Aboriginal heritage and the connection to our world in general. Sarrita feels her art is a way of continuing to remember her father and all that he passed on to her. Furthermore her art continues to pass on his amazing love of life.

Sarrita has found art has subtly taken over life and is a tool which allows her to connect to the world around her, especially people. She is looking forward to challenging herself over the years through her art and the unusual life paths it will expose to her.

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