Synthetic Polymer Paint on Linen by Naata Nungurrayi (Australian Aboriginal)

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Naata Nungurrayi (Australia Aboriginal, born circa 1932)Description Untitled Synthetic polymer paint on linen bears artist's name and Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number 'NN200006125' on reverse 91 x 122cmDate circa 2000Height 91cmDepth 3cmLength 122cmExtra Notes Naata Nungurrayi is a highly important artist in the Kintore women's artist movement. Naata was born circa 1932 at the rockhole site of Kumil, west of the Pollock Hills in Western Australia and Naata and her family came to Papunya from the desert bush in April 1962. Naata started painting in late 1994 at Kintore along with other women artists from the Haasts Bluff community, and began commissioned paintings for Papunya Tula artists in 1996.Her paintings are sought by most major Australian galleries and collectors worldwide and Naata's artworks have been entered into the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, a prestigious Award established in 1984 to recognize the important contribution made by Indigenous artists.