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Yinarupa Nangala
Bornc. 1961
MovementPapunyatula

Yinarupa Nangala (born c. 1961) [1] [2] (or born c. 1958) [3] is a Pintupi from Western Australia. just west of the Kiwirrkurra community. [4] Her works are held in major art collections including the Art Gallery of NSW, [5] Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, and the National Gallery of Victoria. [6]

Career

Nangala began to paint in 1996, when her children were older. In the late 2000s, she began to be recognised for her classic Pintupi painting style. [7]

In 2009, Nangala won the Telstra General Painting Award at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards held in The Northern Territory. [8] [9]   In 2008, 2014, 2015 and 2016 she was a finalist in the same award. [7]

In 2010 she received an honourable mention at the 36th Alice Art Prize. In 2014 she was a finalist in the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW. [10]

Yinarupa has held solo as well as group exhibitions. Her works are held in major art collections including the Art Gallery of NSW, [5] Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, and the National Gallery of Victoria. [6]

Works

Nangala paints her traditional land, specifically areas that are important to the Pintupi women and their ceremonies. Many of the sacred designs are related to the rock-hole site of Mukula (near Juniper Well in Western Australia) and the rock-hole site of Marrapinti (west of the Pollock Hills in Western Australia). Her designs are also associated with the women gathering bushfoods such as the kampurarrpa berries (desert raisin, Solanum centrale) [11] and pura (bush tomato, Solanum chippendalei ). [12]   The ‘U’ shapes in the paintings represent the women while the circles represent the berries. [13]

Personal life

Nangala is the daughter of the late Anatjari Tjampitjinpa, founding member of the Papunya Tula art movement. [10] Her late husband was Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi, also a Papunya Tula artist. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Yinarupa Nangala". viaf.org. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Yinarupa Nangala | Artists | NGV". www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Art Gallery of Western Australia (2009). Western Australian indigenous art awards. Bullen, Clotilde. Perth: Art Gallery of Western Australia. ISBN   978-0-9806268-2-7. OCLC   428967203.
  5. 1 2 "Archibald Prize Wynne 2014 finalist: Untitled by Yinarupa Nangala". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Kanaputa | Kayi Kayi Nampitjinpa~Pintupi; Marlene Nampitjinpa~Pintupi; Yuyuya Nampitjinpa~Pintupi; Josephine Nangala~Pintupi; Mantua Nangala~Pintupi; Yinarupa Nangala~Pintupi; Payu Napaltjarri~Pintupi; Takariya Napaltjarri~Pintupi; Yakari Napaltjarri~Pintupi; Florrie Watson Napangati~Pintupi; Nanyuma Napangati~Pintupi; Yalti Napangati~Pintupi; Yukultji Napangati~Pintupi; Jessica Napurrurla~Pintupi; Josephine Napurrurla~Pintupi; Kim Napurrurla~Pintupi; Lisa Napurrurla~Pintupi; Lorraine Napurrurla~Pintupi; Ninguma Napurrurla~Pintupi; Sylvia Napurrurla~Pintupi; Mara Jurra Nungurrayi~Pintupi; Naata Nungurrayi~Pintupi | NGV | View Work". www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Yinarupa Nangala - Artist Biography". www.kateowengallery.com. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "The secret world of two cultures wins Art prize". Torres News (876). Queensland, Australia. 19 August 2009. p. 2. Retrieved 3 September 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Yinarupa Nangala". This Is Aboriginal Art. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Yinarupa Nangala - Artist Biography". www.kateowengallery.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "NT Flora: Solanum centrale". eflora.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. ↑ Bean, A.R., and D.E. Albrecht (2008). "Solanum succosum A.R.Bean & Albr. (Solanaceae), a New Species Allied to S. chippendalei Symon". Austrobaileya. 7 (4): 669–675. JSTOR   41739087 . Retrieved 2 September 2020– via JSTOR.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "Yinarupa Nangala". This Is Aboriginal Art. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Yinarupa Nangala wins NATSIAA General Painting Award | Papunya Tula Artists PTY. LTD". papunyatula.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

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