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Yinarupa Nangala
Australian artist
Yinarupa Nangala | |
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| Born | c. 1961 |
| Movement | Papunyatula |
Yinarupa Nangala (born c.
Yinarupa nangala biography of mahatma
1961[1][2] or c. 1958)[3] is a Pintupi from Western Australia. just west of the Kiwirrkurra community.[4] Her works are held in major art collections including the Art Gallery of NSW,[5]Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, and the National Gallery of Victoria.[6]
Career
Nangala began to paint in 1996, when her children were older.
In the late 2000s, she began to be recognised for her classic Pintupi painting style.[7]
In 2009, Nangala won the Telstra General Painting Award at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards held in The Northern Territory.[8][9] In 2008, 2014, 2015 and 2016 she was a finalist in the same award.[7]
In 2010 she received an honourable mention at the 36th Alice Art Prize.
In 2014 she wa