Kunmanara Stewart Explained

Kunmanara "Nellie" Stewart (1938–2012), a senior Pitjantjatjara woman, was an Australian artist. She commenced painting later in life, and painted about Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa, Two Women Creation Dreaming.[1]

Collections

Her works are found in the Queensland Art Gallery (Punu wara,[2] and Minyma Kutjara[3]), Artbank (Minyma Kutjara,[4] and Minyma Kutjara[5]), the Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery,[6] the National Gallery of Victoria (Minyma Kutjara (Many women),[7] and Minyma Kutjara (Two Sisters)[8]), and the Corrigan Collection.[9]

Exhibitions

Stewart's work has been exhibited at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre (group),[10] the National Art Museum of China,[11] and the University of Queensland Anthropology Museum.[12]

She was a 2010 Western Australian Indigenous Art Award finalist.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Strong Women, Strong Painting, Strong Culture: Indigenous women’s art of the Central and Western Deserts from the Sims Dickson Collection (exhibition catalogoue) . Virginia Mitchell . Deborah Sims . Matt Dickson . University of Newcastle . 25 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Punu wara 2010 . qagoma.qld.gov.au . Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art . 25 March 2022.
  3. Book: Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2010–11 . Collection acquisitions: Gifts, bequests, purchases . 93 . September 2011 . Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees . 25 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Kunmanara (nellie) Stewart: Minyma Kutjara, 2010 . artbank.gov.au . Artbank . 25 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Kunmanara (nellie) Stewart: Minyma Kutjara, 2011 . artbank.gov.au . Artbank . 25 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Of Earth and Fire: Maroondah City Council Art Collection . maroondah.vic.gov.au . Maroondah City Council . 25 March 2022.
  7. Web site: Minyma kutjara (Many women) . ngv.vic.gov.au . National Gallery of Victoria . 25 March 2022.
  8. Web site: Minyma Kutjara (Two Sisters) . ngv.vic.gov.au . National Gallery of Victoria . 25 March 2022.
  9. Web site: Patrick Corrigan AM . 13 May 2015 . unsw.edu.au . University of New South Wales . 25 March 2022.
  10. Web site: Nganampa Kililpil: Our Stars - Art from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara yankunyjatjara (APY) Lands, Kunmanara (Nellie) Stewart. ourstarshazelhurst.com.au . Sutherland Shire Council . 25 March 2022.
  11. Web site: Red Heart of Australia . nma.gov.au . National Museum of Australia . 25 March 2022.
  12. Web site: Strong Women Strong Painting Strong Culture . anthropologymuseum.uq.edu.au . University of Queensland Anthropology Museum . 25 March 2022.
  13. Web site: WA Art Award Nominees Named . Jeremy Eccles . 23 April 2010 . aboriginalartdirectory.com . Aboriginal Art Directory . 25 March 2022.

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