He is the manager and senior traditional owner of Walalkara, a homeland and Indigenous protected area on the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands.
Robin Kankapankatja was born at Walalkara, a place in the Great Victoria Desert near Kaltjiti, South Australia.
His father was Pitjantjatjara from the land west of Watarru; his mother was Yankunytjatjara from Makiri, northwest of Walalkara.
[6] In 2012, the Cross Cultural Art Exchange in Darwin held a solo exhibition of Robin's work.
[12] It showcased a series of drawings that depict Robin's memories from growing up in the bush, and the legendary journeys of his ancestors.
[6] Examples of Robin's work are held in the collections of the Araluen Arts Centre, Flinders University, and the National Gallery of Australia.