Kathleen is Jilamara’s youngest artsworker.

She is the daughter of renowned Tiwi Carver Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri.

Kathleen completed her schooling at Tiwi College and then worked in different community organisations in Milikapiti before joining Jilamara.

Kathleen is a gallery assistant in Jilamara’s Kutuwulumi Gallery (named after the late Kitty Kantilla) and is also training as a screenprintiong technician in the Nancy Henry Ripijingimpi Screenprinting Studio in the women’s shed at Jilamara.