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c. 1932 Australia - 2014. Known for: Aboriginal art, painting, drypoint etching and printmaking.
Wintjiya Napaltjarri began her artistic career in 1994 by participating in a collective painting project. Aside from painting, this artist works with drypoint etching and printmaking. A dominating... Read full biography
Wintjiya Napaltjarri began her artistic career in 1994 by participating in a collective painting project. Aside from painting, this artist works with drypoint etching and printmaking. A dominating motif in her entire oeuvre is the representation of the flying ant's eggs, as well as of hair/string... Read full biography
Wintjiya Napaltjarri began her artistic career in 1994 by participating in a collective painting project. Aside from painting, this artist works with drypoint etching and printmaking. A dominating motif in her entire oeuvre is the representation of the flying ant's eggs, as well as of hair/string skirts usually worn for ceremonial purposes. Napaltjarri mostly incorporates strong red or black color against a white background. During the course of time, the artist was honored with various awards... Read full biography
Wintjiya Napaltjarri began her artistic career in 1994 by participating in a collective painting project. Aside from painting, this artist works with drypoint etching and printmaking. A dominating motif in her entire oeuvre is the representation of the flying ant's eggs, as well as of hair/string skirts usually worn for ceremonial purposes. Napaltjarri mostly incorporates strong red or black color against a white background. During the course of time, the artist was honored with various awards and her works belong to several collections, from the one of the National Gallery of Australia to the Art Gallery of New South Wales. She was one of nine featured artists in June, 2018 at the exhibition of the The Phililips Collection Museum... Read full biography
Wintjiya Napaltjarri began her artistic career in 1994 by participating in a collective painting project. Aside from painting, this artist works with drypoint etching and printmaking. A dominating motif in her entire oeuvre is the representation of the flying ant's eggs, as well as of hair/string skirts usually worn for ceremonial purposes. Napaltjarri mostly incorporates strong red or black color against a white background. During the course of time, the artist was honored with various awards and her works belong to several collections, from the one of the National Gallery of Australia to the Art Gallery of New South Wales. She was one of nine featured artists in June, 2018 at the exhibition of the The Phililips Collection Museum exhibition titled Marking the Infinite: 9 Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia. Source: Website of Widewa... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Painting, Fine Art
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Drypoint
- •Etching, Etcher
Art Subject
- •Northern Territory Utopia Region Aboriginal, Australia
Exhibition of Museum
- •Phillips Collection: 9 Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia