Alma Nungarrayi Granites Explained

Alma Nungarrayi Granites (1955-2017), a Warlpiri woman, was an Australian artist. She lived at Yuendumu, and was known for painting Yanjirlpirri,[1] Star Dreaming.[2]

Works

Her works are held in the collections of Artbank (Untitled),[3] the Holmes à Court Gallery (Yanjirlpirri or Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa diptych, and Yanjirlpirri or Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa),[4] the San Antonio Museum of Art (Yanjirlpirri Jukurrpa),[5] and the Australian Museum.[6]

Exhibitions

Granites' work has been exhibited at the Holmes à Court Gallery (Stardust Memories, group),[4] and the San Antonio Museum of Art (Of Country and Culture: The Lam Collection of Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art, group).[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. [Australian Aboriginal astronomy#Pleiades|also Yanjirlpirri Jukurrpa or Napaljarri-Warnu, Seven Sisters Dreaming]
  2. Book: A Cultural Cacophony: Museum Perspectives and Projects . “To the city for dancing”: The Women Artists collection and the birth of commercial art practice at Yuendumu . 86–102 . Scott Mitchell . 2016 . 9781741384499 . Museums Galleries Australia (NSW) . 31 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Alma Nungarryi Granites Untitled, 1988 . artbank.gov.au . Artbank . 31 March 2022.
  4. Book: Stardust Memories (exhibition catalogue) . 2016 . Holmes a Court Gallery . 31 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Past Exhibition: Of Country and Culture: The Lam Collection of Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art . samuseum.org . San Antonio Museum of Art . 31 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Same jukurrpa same country . Michelle Van Doninck . 17 December 2014 . australian.museum . Australian Museum . 31 March 2022.

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