 She was born at Haasts Bluff, Northern Territory, Australia.She remains one of the leading artists of Papunya Tula, after she was moved to the settlement of Papunya in the early 1960s after Haasts Bluff became abandoned due to lack of suitable water, it was here where she observed the work of many artists.Pansy was the first professional female desert painter amidst the Luritija and Warlpiri people, learning techniques from the desert art founders.