Justin was born and spent his childhood at Kintore near the Northern Territory/Western Australia border. His father is Linsday Corby, who still lives at Kintore and paints with Papunya Tula Artists. Justin is mainly painting his father's story - Kanpi (Emu) dreaming from '20 Mile' near Napperby. The emus are going back to their country, west of Nyirrpi. Justin works at Haasts Bluff school.