Yalti Napangati facts for kids
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Yalti Napangati
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| Born | c. 1970 Marruwa, Western Australia
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| Other names | Yardi, Yalti Napaltjarri |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Years active | late 1980s – present |
| Organization | Papunya Tula |
| Style | Western Desert art |
| Spouse(s) | Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Lanti, or "Joshua" (father) Nanu Nangala (mother) |
| Relatives | Thomas Tjapangati Yukultji Napangati Walala Tjapangati Topsy Napaltjarri Takariya Napaltjarri |
Yalti Napangati (born around 1970) is an Australian Pintupi artist. She creates paintings in the Western Desert style of art. Yalti is part of the Papunya Tula artist cooperative, a group that helps Aboriginal artists share their work.
She is also known as one of the Pintupi Nine. This was a small group of Aboriginal people who lived a traditional way of life in the Australian desert for a long time. Yalti's former husband, Warlimpirrnga, is also a famous artist and was part of the Pintupi Nine.
Yalti Napangati's Life Story
Yalti was born in the Great Sandy Desert around 1970. Her family, the Pintupi Nine, lived as nomads. This means they moved from place to place in the desert. They traveled along the western side of Lake Mackay.
Most other Pintupi families had moved into settlements by the 1950s. However, Yalti's father chose to keep their family living traditionally. Her parents were Lanti (also called "Joshua") and Nanu. She has an older brother named Tamayinya. Her younger sister is Yukultji. Yalti married Warlimpirrnga in the early 1980s.
In 1984, Yalti and her family came out of the desert. They joined other communities. Today, she lives in a place called Kiwirrkurra. She has two sons and two daughters.
Her Artistic Journey
Yalti began her career as a painter in June 1996. She joined the Papunya Tula artist cooperative. She uses acrylic paints to create her artworks.
Her paintings often show landscapes connected to Pintupi dreaming stories. These stories are very important to Aboriginal culture. Yalti's art features significant places in her homeland. These places include Marruwa, Laurryi, Wirrulnga, and Patjarr.
