Marlene Cooley is the daughter of Billy and Lulu Cooley, a renowned husband and wife carving partnership from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands in South Australia. Their skills have been passed on through the Tjukurpa, the Law and way of life governing their country and they have raised their children in this strong tradition. Marlene has long assisted her parents, going with them on trips to collect wood and helping to etch the design work under her mother’s instructions. She has been making and selling carvings in her own right since about 2001.