Christine Peterson Nungala - Artist Info

About Christine Peterson Nungala

Name variants

Christine Campbell Nangala, Christine Peterson
  • Biography

    Christine Peterson Nungala was born in 1973 and is originally from Papunya Community approximately 3 hours out of Alice Springs in Central Australia. Christine comes from a family of artists with her mother being Topsy Peterson Napangardi and her aunt is the well known Lily Kelly Napangardi.

    Christine is an interesting artist who is still emerging; she began painting in 2001 with her main Dreaming Tina Tjinapa being the Aboriginal word for Willy Wag Tail. The Willy Wag Tail is a native and iconic bird which is found in Central Australia. It is known for its dancing tail. In Christine’s artwork she also depicts the landmarks of her traditional country, in particular the sand hills which are found in and around the Western Deser...

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