Into Painting
Sally Scales grew up surrounded by art and artists. Raised in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands in remote South Australia, her mother and grandmother were both painters; her father was a leather maker, community leader and a founder of the not-for-profit Maruku Arts and Crafts. Country and culture were integral to Scales’s upbringing—and art and cultural leadership were all around her.
In adulthood, Scales became a respected cultural leader herself, working in consultancy, sitting on arts
