Naata Nungurrayi Explained

Naata Nungurrayi
Birth Place:	Kumil, Western Australia
Nationality:	Australian

Naata Nungurrayi (born 1932) is an Australian Aboriginal artist.^[1]

Life

Nungurrayi was born at the site of Kumil, west of the in Western Australia in 1932. She is from the Pintupi group^[2] from Kintore, Northern Territory and is one of the senior elders of the Kintore women artist movement.

Naata is the sister of George Tjungurrayi and Nancy Nungurrayi, and her son is Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa who are all well-known artists.

One of her paintings appeared on Australia Post stamps in a 2003 special edition of Aboriginal art.^[3]

Naata Nungurrayi was named among the Top 50 of Australia’s Most Collectable Artists^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Artists Archive » Aboriginal Art Directory. 2021-09-26. Aboriginal Art Directory. en-US.
2. Web site: NGV - NAATA NUNGURRAYI. 25 September 2021. NGV.
3. Web site: Stamp: Untitled, Naata Nungurrayi (Australia) (International Post: Art of Papunya Tula Movement) Mi:AU 2232,Sn:AU 2156,Yt:AU 2122,Sg:AU 2306,WAD:AU019.03,Sev:AU 2047. 2021-09-26. Colnect. en.
4. Australian Art Collector January – March, 2004.