Narputta Nangala facts for kids

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, 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 (later Ikuntji Artists) painters. She was the wife of the painter, Timmy Tjungurrayi Jugadai, and mother of Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri and Molly Jugadai Napaltjarri.

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, four again entitled Kaakurutinytja (Lake MacDonald), 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.

She had exhibitions at the Campbelltown Art Centre and at the Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal art. Her work, Goanna dreaming, sold at Christies in 2005 for $US 2677. In 1997 she won the Open Painting section of the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.

DACS represents Narputta Nangala with respect to copyright licensing.

See also

• Molly Jugadai Napaltjarri
• Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri