Margaret Lewis Napangardi was born in 1956 and belongs to the Warlpiri people of Yuendumu, Australia. Margaret is the daughter of artist Paddy Lewis Japanangka and sister of the late, renowned artist Dorothy Napangardi. Margaret is also related to artists Maggie and Judy Watson Napangardi. Margaret began painting in the 1980’s, starting on Batik like many Warlpiri artist women at the time. It was not long after that Margaret developed her own unique style, depicting her dreamtime stories on canvas. Margaret’s dreaming focuses on her country ‘Janyinki’ and ‘Mina Mina’. The ‘Mina Mina’ Dreamtime story tells of the ancestral spirits who travelled across the Country during the Dreamtime. It is believed that each dot on the canvas represents an ...