Narputta Nangala


Narputta Nangala Jugadai was an Aboriginal Australian artist born at Karrkurutinytja, who later lived at Haasts Bluff in the Northern Territory. Her language group was Pintupi/Pitjantjatjara, and her Dreaming was "Snake", "Jangala, Two Men" and "Two Women". She was a senior artist in her community at Ikuntji and prominent among the Ikuntji Women's Centre painters. She was the wife of the painter, Timmy Tjungurrayi Jugadai, and mother of Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri and Molly Jugadai Napaltjarri.
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Career & Collections

Her work Karrkurutinytja is held in the Art Gallery of [New South Wales].
Seven works are held in the National Gallery of Victoria, four again entitled Kaakurutinytja, in addition to the works: One Jakamarra, 1995, Ngurrapalangu, 1994, and Tjangala kutjarra, kuniya kutjarra, Kaakurutinytja, 1996.
The Art Gallery of South Australia holds an untitled 1996 work.
The Art Gallery of Western Australia also holds a painting entitled Karrkurutinytja.
Her work, Karrakuurrutinytja, 1997 was featured in the 14th National Aboriginal & [Torres Strait Islander Art Award|National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award].
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.

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

Group exhibitions