Ngarralja Tommy May

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Ngarralja Tommy May was an Indigenous Australian artist. He won the 2020 NATSIAA Telstra Award for his tin-etching art, 'Wirrkanja'. [1] [2] May died in 2022. [3]

He wss a Wangkajungka/Walmajarri man born in Yarrnkurnja in the Great Sandy Desert, in 1935. [4] His work is in the collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia. [5]

Work

In 1997, May collaborated with over 40 other artists over a period of 12 days to produce Ngurrara Canvas II, a painting with an area of 80 square metres depicting the Great Sandy Desert. [6] In 2019, May and four other artists worked with Lisa Gorman on limited edition clothing. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Allam, Lorena (7 August 2020). "Natsiaa 2020: Ngarralja Tommy May wins major Indigenous art award in 'far from normal' year". The Guardian.
  2. ↑ Gooley, Cameron (7 August 2020). "Surprised Arnhem Land teenager, veteran Indigenous artist claim wins at 2020 NATSIAAs". ABC.
  3. ↑ Eccles, Jeremy (5 October 2022). "Ngarralja Tommy May: 1935-2022". Aboriginal Art Directory. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ngarralja Tommy May". Mangkaja Arts Resource Agency Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Yunkuja by Ngarralja Tommy MAY | Art Gallery WA". Art Gallery WA - State Collection. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Neustein, David (25 September 2019). "A traditional landscape". The Monthly. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Farhart, Claudia (13 August 2019). "Indigenous art from the Great Sandy Desert finds a place in fashion". NITV. Retrieved 7 July 2021.


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