Born circ. 1914 in Pintupi/Wenampa country. An account of Nosepeg’s early contacts with European culture is included in Wildbird Dreaming (Amadio & Kimber 1988). Nosepeg began painting at the beginning of the art movement in Papunya – including depictions of…
Born west of Karinyarra (Central Mount Wedge), an area for which he was later ‘Boss’ (senior custodian), Tjakamarra worked as a stockman at Glen Helen and Narwietooma stations in his younger days. He and his countryman Bert Tjakamarra were the…
As seen below in Palya Art’s online gallery:
Buku Llarngay Mulka Art Centre states: “Nawurapu Wunuŋmurra was the eldest son of Yaŋgarriny Wunuŋmurra and learnt to paint assisting his father. In the 1990s he participated in all the major group projects from Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka, including the 1996 John…
Born: Circa 1935 west of Walungurru (Kintore) in Central Australia, Walangkura Reid spoke both the Pintupi & Ngaatjatjarra languages. Napurrula painted her desert country around Tjukurla in Western Australia with a signature brush-stroke, composition and palette that saw her become…
Judy Napangardi Watson was born at Yarungkanji, Mt. Doreen Station, at the time when many Warlpiri and other Central and Western Desert Peoples were living a traditional nomadic life. With her family Judy made many trips on foot to her…
This painting was found for sale in Ngukurr store in 1996 without a catalogue number. Double sided; reverse is ‘upside down’. Ngukurr had no Art Centre at the time so Willie & Moia were selling their paintings through Marlene Backman…
Jilamara Arts on Melville Island, Tiwi Islands states: “Freda was born around 1928 in the bush on her own country Mirrikawuyanga on Melville Island. Catholic Missionaries raised Freda after she was taken from her parents. She did not know her…
Jilamara Arts on Melville Island, Tiwi Islands states: “Freda was born around 1928 in the bush on her own country Mirrikawuyanga on Melville Island. Catholic Missionaries raised Freda after she was taken from her parents. She did not know her…
Born in 1940, Jean Baptiste lived and created on Bathurst Island; the Western Isle of the Tiwi Islands, far North in the Northern Territory. Her Skin Group was Tapatapunga, the March Fly. Tiwi Designs, the community owned Art Centre on…