Sophia Lala Brown

Sophia Lala Brown was born in Kalgoorlie in 1986. Her mother, whose country Pilki, west of Tjuntjuntjara Community was living in Coonana at the time of Sophia's birth. This is before the Spinifex People made the long journey back to their traditional Lands in the Great Victoria Desert after being displaced during the late 1950's due to the atomic tests by the British and Australian Governments. She has paternal connection to the 'Seven Sisters' significant site of Kulyuru, situated to the north of traditional Spinifex Lands.

Sophia was a founding creative with the Milpa project, a dedicated new media space managed by SAP. She and the Milpa team won the Inland Art Prize' Leonora 2019 for their short animation, Patju.

"My name is Lala Brown and I was born in Kalgoorlie in 1986 but grew up in Coonana with my mother, father, brother and sister. When I was older, we moved to Tjuntjuntjara and stayed with my tjamu (grandfather) on my father’s side (Mr Lennard Walker). I have lived in Tjuntjuntjara most of my life. I have been painting and working at the Spinifex Arts Centre with my husband Timo for many years now. I love being here, on Country."