Jim Nyukuti

Jim Nuykuti is an experienced carver, brought up on the Tjukurpa of his grandfathers in his ancestral country around the Petermann Ranges. He was instrumental in starting the Maruku organisation and has been an active and committed executive member ever since. Jim is a regular visitor to the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, through both is commitment to Maruku Arts and as a member of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Joint Management. As a senior man, he is consulted on his extensive traditional cultural and environmental knowledge of the area. He takes great price in his culture, art and the work he does for it.