Minyma Tingari 2001 by Ningura Napurrula, 61x61cm Cat 6644NN

Ningura Napurrula, a distinguished Pintupi-speaking Indigenous Australian artist, is celebrated for her unique style that vividly portrays her birthplace near Tjukurla in the Gibson Desert, Western Australia. This region holds deep cultural significance due to its connection with the Tingari Cycle from the Jukurrpa (Creation Era). Born in 1938 in the Kiwirrkurra Community and passing in 2013, Ningura’s dynamic and richly detailed compositions have gained international acclaim.

"Minyma Tingari 2001" features a large black oval in the centre, symbolising a dancing board. Women, represented by U-shapes, dance in a ceremony for Water Dreaming. The rockholes on her ancestral country are depicted as roundels, and the soft yellow ochre colours represent the ochre worn on the breasts and shoulders during the ceremony.

Ningura’s artistic journey began in 1996 when she, alongside other elderly women from Kintore and Kiwirrkurra, started painting for Papunya Tula Artists. Her first solo exhibition was held in 2000 with William Mora Aboriginal Art, followed by numerous group shows. Ningura's works are distinguished by their heavy layers of acrylic paint and vibrant, dynamic designs.