Narputta Nangala Explained

Narputta Nangala Jugadai (1933–2010) was an Aboriginal Australian artist born at Karrkurutinytja, who later lived at Haasts Bluff (Ikuntji) in the Northern Territory. Her language group was Pintupi/Pitjantjatjara,^[1] and her Dreaming was "Snake", "Jangala, Two Men" and "Two Women".^[2] She was a senior artist in her community at Ikuntji and prominent among the Ikuntji Women's Centre (later Ikuntji Artists) painters. She was the wife of the painter, Timmy Tjungurrayi Jugadai, and mother of Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri and Molly Jugadai Napaltjarri.^[3]

DACS represents Narputta Nangala with respect to copyright licensing.^[4]

Career & Collections

Her work Karrkurutinytja (a depiction of her birthplace) is held in the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Seven works are held in the National Gallery of Victoria,^[5] four again entitled Kaakurutinytja (Lake MacDonald), in addition to the works: One Jakamarra, 1995,^[6] Ngurrapalangu, 1994,^[7] and Tjangala kutjarra, kuniya kutjarra, Kaakurutinytja, 1996.^[8]

The Art Gallery of South Australia holds an untitled 1996 work.^[9]

The Art Gallery of Western Australia also holds a painting entitled Karrkurutinytja.^[10]

Her work, Karrakuurrutinytja, 1997 was featured in the 14th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award.^[11]

In 1997 she won the Open Painting section of the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.

Her work, Goanna dreaming, sold at Christies in 2005 for $US 2,677.^[12]

Exhibitions

She had exhibitions at the Campbelltown Art Centre and at the Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art as well as galleries in Brisbane and Melbourne.

Solo exhibitions

• May 1995, Minyma Tjukurrpa: Kintor/Haast's Bluff Art Project, Tandanya Adelaide^[13]

Group exhibitions

• May 1995, Minyma Tjukurrpa: Kintore/Haast's Bluff Canva Project, Tandanya Adelaide. In-collaboration with artists from Nampitjinpa Women of Kintore and other Ikuntji artists as part of the Kintor/Haast's Bluff Art Project
• April 1996, Miracles of the Desert: three artists form the Ikuuntji Women's Centre, along with Eunice Napanangka and Daisy Jugadai at Haast's Bluff^[14]
• April 1997, Ikuntji Tjuta In Canberra, Alliance Francaise Canberra. Narputta Nangala attended the opening of this exhibition with fellow Ikuntji artist, Alice Nampitjinpa.^[15]
• October 1999, Ikuntji Tjuta: touring, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery. Group exhibition of paintings from the Ikuntji Women's Centre, Haasts Bluff, Northern Territory^[16]
• June 2001, Narputta & Katungka, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne. Joint exhibition of recent paintings by Narputta Nangala and fellow Ikuntji artist, Katungha Napanangka^[17]
• 18 April to 16 June 2002, Spirit Country: Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art from the Gantner Meyer Collection, Brisbane City Gallery. Her standout pieces included her two versions of Two Women (1997) used 'repetitive horizontal bands of hills signifying a long journey'.^[18]

See also

• Molly Jugadai Napaltjarri
• Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri

External links

• Art sales Digest (Many images of her work)
• Information about sale of the painting, Two carpet snakes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Karrkurutinytja, 1999 by Narputta Nangala . 2020-08-03 . www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au.
2. Web site: Narputta Nangala Jugadai. 2020-08-04. Design & Art Australia Online.
3. Web site: Narputta Nangala . Tradition And Transformation: Indigenous Art in the NGV Collection. National Gallery of Victoria. 2020-08-03.
4. Web site: Jugadai, Narputta Nangala . DACS.
5. Web site: Narputta Nangala Artists NGV . 2020-08-03 . www.ngv.vic.gov.au.
6. Web site: One Jakamarra Narputta Nangala~Pintupi/Pitjantjatjara NGV View Work . 2020-08-04 . www.ngv.vic.gov.au . en-AU.
7. Web site: Ngurrapalangu . 2020-08-04 . www.ngv.vic.gov.au . en-AU.
8. Web site: Tjangala kutjarra, kuniya kutjarra, Kaakurutinytja Narputta Nangala~Pintupi/Pitjantjatjara . 2020-08-04 . National Gallery of Victoria . en-AU.
9. Web site: Narputta Nangala Jugadai (untitled) . 2020-08-04 . AGSA – Online Collection . en.
10. Web site: AGWA search: Narputta Nangala . 2020-08-04 . Art Gallery WA . en.
11. Flyer, Telstra presents the 14th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, opened 13 November 1998 at Tandanya, Adelaide, held in the National Gallery of Australia Research and Archive Collection.
12. Web site: Narputta NangalaJugadai Art Auction Results . 2020-08-04 . www.mutualart.com . en.
13. Exhibition essay, "Minyma Tjukurrpa: Kintore/Haast's Bluff Canva Project", Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, 10 June to 13 August 1995.
14. Flyer, "Miracles from the Desert: Three artists from the Ikuntji Women's Centre, Haast's Bluff, Northern Territory, 10-28 April 1996, Savode gallery, 11 Stratton Street, Newstead, Queensland, 4006, held in the National Gallery of Australia Research and Archive Collection
15. Flyer, "Ikuntji Tjuta in Canberra: Paintings from Ikuntji Women's Centre, Haat's Bluff", held by Alliance Francaise, 66 McCaughey Street, Turner, 29 May to 26 June 1997, held in the National Gallery of Australia Research and Archive Collection.
16. Book: Strocchi, Marina . Ikuntji Tjuta : touring . 1999 . Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery . Campbelltown City Art Gallery . 1-875199-27-6 . Campbelltown, NSW . 222509217.
17. Flyer, "Narputta & Katungka", an exhibition of recent paintings by the Ikuntji artists Narputta Nangala and Katungka Napanangka, 5-30 June 2001, Gallery Gabrielle Pizza, 14 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, held in the National Gallery of Australia Research and Archive Collection
18. News: Martin-Chew . Louise . 10 May 2022 . Sensuous curves reveals body's stripped essence . The Australian . 14.