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Pantjiya Nungurrayi

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Pintupi Western Desert Australia

Acrylic on Belgian linen

137 x 122 cm

Pantjiya Nungarrayi was born near Kiwirrkurra (Haasts Bluff) circa 1936 prior to the mission being established. She moved to Papunya and married George Tjangala who was one of the founders of the Papunya Tula art movement. 

Nungurrayi did not commence painting on canvas until the mid nineties but her work over the past decade has been distinctive for its boldness and richness. 

Many of her paintings, including this work, relate to a sacred site at Ngutjulnga east of Kintore.  The creation story associated with this site of round rocks tell of a group of women who froze to death in the cool night because they could not get their fire started.  In this painting, Nungarrayi represents the women huddled together around a meeting place (the circle) and you can see the representation of their fire sticks lying close by.       

Pantjiya Nungurrayi's work has been widely exhibited in all major galleries in Australia and also in France and the USA and is the permanent collection in the Art Museum, Netherlands and the National Gallery of Victoria. 

Pantjiya represent the first generation of Pintupi women painters and because of these artists senior years, this work is highly collectable. 

This painting was purchased from the Papunya Tula Artists Association and comes with the certificate of authenticity.