NEWS
08.11.08
Patrick Tjungurrayi, wins the Western Australian Indigenous Art Award
Papunya Tula Artists would like to congratulate artist and shareholder Patrick Tjungurrayi, winner of the Western Australian Indigenous Art Award.
Patrick is a senior member of the Kiwirrkura community in Western Australia, whose knowledge of lore and country is respected throughout the Western Desert region. This award is testament to Patrick's ongoing commitment both as a leader and visual innovator, whose style continues to inspire a legion of exciting male painters in Kiwirrkura and beyond.
24.10.08
FORTHCOMING NOVEMBER EXHIBITIONS
Papunya Tula Artists is proud to announce that Dr Philip Batty, Senior Curator of Anthropology of Museum Victoria, will open the forthcoming November exhibitions.
Philip has had a long association with Papunya Tula Artists, having arrived in Papunya in 1977 to work as a school teacher. We hope you join us on the 21st of November to celebrate another wonderful year for the artists of Papunya Tula.
MARRKANGKU YARA PALYANTJAKU NGURRANGKA - making strong paintings home
A selection of new works from the men and women of Kintore and Kiwirrkura.
TJUNGURRAYI ~ TJAPALTJARRI
A striking collection of works by Kintore and Kiwirrkura artists of the Tjungurrayi and Tjapaltjarri kinship subsection.
To view an invitation to the forthcoming November show please click on the link below.
22.10.08
REDOT GALLERY, Singapore - ‘Kintore to Kiwirrkura – Papunya Tula Artists 2008’
Papunya Tula Artists in collaboration with REDOT GALLERY, Singapore, presents a selection of works from the artists of Kintore and Kiwirrkura. This is the fifth consecutive year that the artists of Papunya Tula have exhibited in Singapore with REDOT Gallery.
Artists exhibiting include Makinti Napanangka, Doreen Reid Nakamarra, Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Ningura Napurrula, Johnny Yungut Tjupurrula, Yukultji Napangati and emerging artists such as Danny Gibson Tjapaltjarri, Narrabri Nakamarra and Florrie Watson Napangati.
Wednesday 22nd October - 15th November, 2008
www.redotgallery.com
18.10.08
LIVES OF THE PAPUNYA TULA ARTISTS - Book Launch - Kintore
It is with great pride that the artists of Papunya Tula welcome the new publication, Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists, which details the lives of all the contributors to the Papunya Tula movement. This book will be launched in Kintore on Saturday the 18th of October by Alison Anderson - Minister for Central Australia, and author of the book Dr Vivien Johnson.
Several past Papunya Tula Artists staff members, including Daphne Williams and John Kean have journeyed to Kintore to share in what should be a special day.
This publication is a credit to Vivien who has spent a number of years researching and compiling the information required for this extensive and authoritive book which will stand as an excellent reference for artists, families and others interested in this special time in the history of Australian Art.
17.10.08
pintupi I art I 2008
Papunya Tula Artists in association with Bond Aboriginal Art, will exhibit a selection of recent work by emerging and established artists from Kintore and Kiwirrkura.
Works by senior Pintupi artists George Tjungurrayi, Patrick Tjungurrayi, Doreen Reid Nakamarra, Nancy Nungurrayi and winner of the 25th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Makinti Napanangka will be exhibited alongside emerging artists Rubilee Napurrula, Danny Gibson Tjapaltjarri and Nyilyari Tjapangati.
17 October - 5 November
www.bondaboriginalart.com
10.10.08
Across the desert
Aboriginal Batik from Central Australia
Tjunkiya and Wintjiya Napaltjarri are two Papunya Tula Artists exhibiting at the National Gallery of Victoria's Across the Desert: Aboriginal batik from Central Australia. In 1994 senior Pintupi women attended a batik workshop in Kintore which resulted in some inspired cotton batiks, synchronous with the Kintore/Haasts Bluff Canvas Project.
Across the Desert: Aboriginal batik from Central Australia celebrates the emergence of a dynamic art form and the genesis of Aboriginal women’s art practice in five distinct desert communities – Ernabella (Pukatja), Fregon (Kaltjiti), Utopia, Yuendumu and Kintore (Walungurru). Each of these communities has a different story to tell in relation to the adoption and adaptation of batik, a wax-resist process developed in Indonesia that Aboriginal women have made their own from 1971 until now.
10 October 08 – 1 February 09
Myer Fashion & Textiles Gallery
Galleries 11 & 12, Level 2
Admission free
4.10.08
20 years of papunya tula artists
This exhibition celebrates Utopia Art Sydney’s representation of Papunya Tula Artists since 1988.
By mixing established, highly respected artists such as Makinti Napanangka and Ronnie Tjampitjinpa with emerging artists such as Kim Napurrula and Yinarupa Nangala, this show captures the excitement that Utopia Art Sydney has experienced over the years in witnessing fresh young talents evolve and develop into major contemporary artists.
4 – 25 october 2008
http://www.utopiaartsydney.com.au
29.09.08
2008 Desert Mob Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs
The Annual Desert Mob exhibition opened on Sunday the 29th of September at the Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs. Now in it's 18th year the exhibition is a comprehensive showing of all Central Australian Aboriginal art centres.
Papunya Tula Artists this year focused on small works by established artists Makinti Napanangka, Patrick Tjungurrayi, George Tjungurrayi, Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri and Walangkura Napanangka (Uta Uta's widow).
Of special note we're two stunning pieces by exciting emerging artists Danny Gibson Tjapaltjarri and Kutungka Napanangka. Danny and Kutungka are fast becoming regular contributors to exhibitions throughout Australia.
Sunday 29 September - 9 November 2008.
Gallery Hours:
10am – 4pm Monday to Friday
11am – 4pm Saturday and Sunday
16.08.08
Ngurra yurru kulintjaku – Always remembering country
16 August – 27 August 2008
Papunya Tula Artists in conjunction with Cross Cultural Art Exchange (ccae) present Ngurra yurru kulintjaku – Always remembering country. The exhibition, which runs as part of the Darwin Festival, showcases an exceptional overview of contemporary art by senior and emerging Pintupi artists from Kiwirrkura and Kintore.
For a complementary exhibition catalogue and sales enquiries, please contact: Cross Cultural Art Exchange, 2/2 Harriet Place, Darwin, NT. Ph: 0413 953444; www.ccae.com.au
15.08.08
25th TELSTRA NATIONAL ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ART AWARDS (NATSIAA)
15 August - 26 October 2008
Papunya Tula Artists would like to congratulate Makinti Napanangka, from Kintore, who was awarded the coveted Telstra Award at the 25th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Stria Islander Art Award.
The work selected by the judges Hetti Perkins and Judy Watson depicts ceremonies at her beloved Lupul, a rockhole site south west of Kintore in the Northern Territory.
14.08.08
PAPUNYA TULA ARTISTS - Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
Papunya Tula Artists is proud to participate in the second Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair at the Darwin Convention Centre.
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair opening hours
Thursday 14: 10.00am - 6pm
Friday 15: 10.00am - 4pm
Saturday 16: 10.00am- 6pm
For more information view www.darwinaboriginalartfair.com.au
13.08.08
Scott Livesey Galleries - ABORIGINAL ART 2008
13 August - 27 September 2008
Several Papunya Tula Artists’ feature in Scott Livesey Galleries annual ABORIGINAL ART exhibition opening today in Armadale, Victoria. This exceptional collection of works is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue detailing information about the exhibiting artists and their works. Paintings by established and emerging artists from Kintore and Kiwirrkura are exhibited amongst works from the neighboring communities of Amunturrngu (Mt Liebig) and Balgo.
The highly sought-after catalogues are available from the gallery direct on: +61 3 9824 7770.
The works can also be viewed online at: www.scottliveseygalleries.com
12.08.08
DOREEN REID NAKAMARRA – 2008 Sydney Biennale
18 June – 7 September 2008
Papunya Tula Artists wishes to congratulate Doreen Reid Nakamarra on her inclusion in the 2008 Sydney Biennale Revolutions – Forms That Turn, curated by Carolyn Chrstov-Bakargiev.
At the opening of the Biennale, at Pier 2/3, Nakamarra listened proudly as New South Wales Governor Professor Maire Bashir spoke of Nakamarra’s early life and how, after being born 'in the bush' near the Warburton Ranges, she walked with her family in to Haast Bluff.
18.06.08
TogArt Contemporary Art Awards, Parliament House, Darwin
18 June – 6 July 2008;
Seven Papunya Tula artists – Doreen Reid Nakamarra, Yinarupa Nangala, George Tjungurrayi, Eileen Napaltjarri, Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri, Yuyuya Nampitjinpa and Ronnie Tjampitjinpa – were selected to exhibit at the 2008 TogArt Contemporary Art Awards in Darwin last month.
The awards include a non-acquisitive $15,000 prize judged by Philip Bacon AM, Steve Fox and Elena Taylor and a people’s choice prize of $5,000.
This year the Togart Contemporary Art Awards will travel to Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Katherine.
14.06.08
GEORGE TJUNGURRAYI – between the lines
14 June 2008
Papunya Tula Artists in conjunction with Utopia Art Sydney is delighted to present a selection of masterworks by George Tjungurrayi.
Tjungurrayi was born in the desert in the vicinity of Kiwirrkura in Western Australia in approximately 1943, and is the younger brother of Naata Nungurrayi. Tjungurrayi commenced painting for Papunya Tula Artists in the early 1980s. This is his fifth solo exhibition.
For a complementary copy of the exhibition catalogue please contact
Utopia Art Sydney on (02) 9699 2900 utopiaartsydney.com.au
06.06.08
PAINT – Makinti Napanangka at Raft Artspace, Darwin
6 June – 28 June 2008
Senior Papunya Tula artist Makinti Napanangka’s love of paint is honoured in the current exhibition PAINT (the language) at Raft Artspace. The exhibition features the work of four contemporary artists and celebrates their shared passion for the medium of paint. Other artists included in the show are Eubena Nampitjin, Aida Tomescu and Ildiko Kovacs.
For further details and to view the exhibition online visit www.raftartspace.com.au
21.05.08
INDIGENART – Desert Prophets
21 May – 14 June 2008
Papunya Tula Artists in association with Indigenart – the Mossenson Galley – presents a selection of recent works from the Pintupi artists of Kintore and Kiwirrkura.
The exhibition includes works by established and emerging artists including: Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri, Makinti Napanangka, Naata Nungurrayi, Ningura Napurrula, Doreen Reid Nakamarra, Eileen Napaltjarri, Patrick Tjungurrayi, Nancy Nungurrayi and Walangkura Napanangka.
19.04.08
TJUNKIYA NAPALTJARRI – a new way
19 April – 10 May, 2008
Papunya Tula Artists in conjuction with Utopia Art Sydney is proud to present the third solo exhibition of artist and shareholder Tjunkiya Napaltjarri.
For further information or a complimentary catalogue contact Utopia Art Sydney. www.utopiaartsydney.com.au
15.04.08
INDIGENART – 30 under 30
15 April 2008
Papunya Tula Artists in association with Indigenart – the Mossenson Galley – is proud to showcase three emerging Kiwirrkura artists in 30 under 30 – A New Generation of Indigenous Artists.
This annual exhibition aims to highlight the talent and innovation of thirty emerging artists under the age of thirty. Works by Papunya Tula artists include those of Joey West Tjupurrula, Elizabeth Napaltjarri and Caroline Nakamarra.
11.04.08
SHORT STREET GALLERY – Group Exhibition
11 April 2008
Papunya Tula Artists in association with Short Street Gallery, Broome is proud to present a survey show of recent works from the men and women of Kintore and Kiwirrkura.
Works by established artists Makinti Napanangka, Nancy Nungurrayi, Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa and Walangkura Napanangka (Uta Uta’s widow) will be exhibited alongside some of Papunya Tula Artists’ exciting emerging talents including Yuyuya Nampitjinpa, Yakari Napaltjarri and Kawayi Nampitjinpa.
This exhibition opens on Friday 11th April 2008
It can also be viewed online at www.shortstgallery.com.au
01.04.08
KLUGE-RUHE ABORIGINAL ART COLLECTION
Virtuosity: The Evolution of Painting at Papunya Tula is currently showing at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, in the United States. Curated by Fred R. Myers the exhibition consists of 39 painting from 1971-2008.
The exhibition runs from April 1 – August 9, 2008.
For further information please visit www.virginia.edu/kluge-ruhe
Will Owen reviewed the exhibition in his blog on April 13 http://homepage.mac.com/will_owen/iblog/
04.03.08
GALLERY GABRIELLE PIZZI - Papunya 2008
8 April – 3 May, 2008
Papunya Tula Artists in association with Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi is delighted to present an exhibition of recent paintings by artists from Kintore and Kiwirrkura.
This annual show will present works by established and emerging artists including: Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri, Makinti Napanangka, Naata Nungurrayi, Ningura Napurrula, Doreen Reid Nakamarra, Eileen Napaltjarri, George Tjungurrayi, Patrick Tjungurrayi, Ray James Tjangala, Patrick Tjungurrayi and Walangkura Napanangka.
For details please visit: www.gabriellepizzi.com.au
29.02.08
CHAPMAN GALLERY – New Paintings From Papunya Tula Artists
29 February – 30 March
Papunya Tula Artists in association with Chapman Gallery, Canberra present a selection of recent works from the Pintubi artists of Kintore and Kiwirrkura. Works by Ray James Tjangala, Ningura Napurrula, Makinti Napanangka, Naata Nungurrayi and other senior and emerging artists will be exhibited.
Please do not hesitate to contact Chapman Gallery should you require any further information (02) 6295 2550.
01.02.08
KINTORE SWIMMING POOL OPENS
February 2008
The Kintore swimming pool officially opened today after two years of hard work. The total cost of construction was more than $1.2 million, which funded a main swimming pool, a toddlers pool, showers, toilets and canteen. Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd largely financed this project, with the Kintore Community Store, the federal government, the Charlie Perkins Children’s Trust and the Kintore Community Council also making considerable contributions.
24.11.07
MAKINTI NAPANANGKA – Solo Exhibition
24 November – 14 December
From the moment Makinti Napanangka’s brush first touched the canvas she immediately distinguished herself from her painting contemporaries. Compositionally, her paintings were worlds apart from those being produced beside her. They were of course drawn from the same rich cultural history shared by other Pintupi women, but at the same time, were vastly different. From the very outset Makinti defined herself with a purely painterly technique, which reflected an unwavering confidence and ability to write in paint exactly what she wanted to say. This was done spontaneously and without hesitation on whatever shaped canvas she worked on, and, as a testament to her individuality and conviction, this has continued uninterrupted for more than a decade.
23.11.07
TJAMPITJINPA – Commemorative Exhibition
23 November 2007
Martin (Maatja) Tjampitjinpa – His art remains, each painting a self-portrait, a memory map. A gentle man of infinite joy, mischief and mystery, his passing cast a shadow over our lives. He was, and always will be, a deep thread in the fabric of Papunya Tula Artists.
The youngest of four brothers, Tjampitjinpa was a precious gift, born of the union of forbidden love. Warm-hearted, generous and fiercely loyal in friendship, his laughter was tinged with remembrance of things past. His paintings drew on that reservoir of experiences and memories, which forged his artistic sensibility.
23.11.07
PINTUPI-Mixed Exhibition
23 November 2007
The eagerly anticipated annual exhibition of works by Papunya Tula Artists opened in Alice Springs on Friday 23rd November. The Mixed Exhibition featured recent works from the emerging and established artists from Kintore and Kiwirrkura. Artists and their families joined a crowd of more than 150 people from around Australia to celebrate the company’s premier exhibition event.
Curator of the Charles Darwin University Art Collection, Anita Angel, officially opened the exhibition.
21.11.07
Culture Warriors - National Indigenous Art Triennial 07
Doreen Reid Nakamarra recently attended the opening of National Indigenous Art Triennial: Culture Warriors at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. She was one of thirty artists represented in the exihibition. Doreen is a leader among Papunya Tula Artist's rising stars, who are forging a dynamic new direction within the company. Her selection is recognition of her dedication, innovation and talent as an artist.
Doreen's intricate, linear works represent the terrain of various women's sites surrounding the community of Kiwirrkura where she resides.
Culture Warriors National Indigenous Art Triennial 07
13 October 2007 - 10 February 2008
For more information visit: www.nga.gov.au/Exhibition/NIAT07/
09.11.07
NANCY NUNGURRAYI - Solo Exhibition - Suzanne O'Connell Gallery
This exhibition celebrates Nancy Nungurrayi, her art and the vibrant role she plays within Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd. Her energetic dots skid and smudge across the surface of her works, as spirited and dynamic as the woman herself. Full of life, song and knowledge, Nancy’s paintings affirm her cultural authority, her iron strength and determination.
View on line: www.suzanneoconnell.com
19.10.07
pintupi I art I 2007
18 October - 5 November
Papunya Tula Artists in association with Bond Aboriginal Art, will exhibit a selection of recent work by mid-career and established artists from Kintore and Kiwirrkura. The centre-piece of this show is a striking work by innovative Kiwirrkura artist Yukultji Napangati. Yukultji's works capture the travels of ancestral women in the country surrounding where the Kiwirrkura community now stands. In 2005, Yukultji was selected to exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art's PRIMAVERA exhibition in Sydney.
For more information or to view the works please visit: www.bondaboriginalart.com
17.10.07
KINTORE POOL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
After years of planning and fund raising the construction of a swimming pool in Kintore has finally begun.
In November of 2005, Papunya Tula Artists donated five significant works by senior male and female artists to be auctioned, with 100% of the proceeds going directly to the pool fund.
Papunya Tula Artists in partnership with Maningrida Arts and Culture, The Charlie Perkins Children's Trust and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, held an auction at the Art Gallery of New South Wales to raise much needed funds to establish swimming pools in the Maningrida and Walungurru (Kintore) communities.
16.10.07
GALLERY UPDATE – 16th of October, 2007.
Large and small works by emerging and established artists such as Patrick Tjungurrayi, Ningura Napurrula and Yinarupa Nangala have been added to our online gallery. One notable inclusion is a striking work (pictured right) by Katherine Nakamarra, daughter of Walangkura Napanangka. Katherine started painting about 18 months ago in a style reminiscent of Walangkura’s, depicting her mother’s country Tjintjintjin. Katherine’s works can be viewed in the Women’s section of our online gallery.
09.10.07
KIWIRRKURA WOMEN - Utopia Art, Sydney
6 October - 27 October, 2007
Full of grace, pride and conviction the women of Kiwirrkura are a cultural and creative force. Their union is bound by kinship and a profound knowledge of country.
The significant sites that punctuate the vast sandhills throughout the Kiwirrkura area and beyond have inspired a loose group aesthetic, one that allows experimentation and evolution. Now, for the first time, the paintings of the female artists of Kiwirrkura are being exhibited in a collective context.
26.09.07
NOVEMBER EXHIBITIONS - Alice Springs 2007
PINTUPI - Mixed Exhibition
A selection of recent works from the emerging and established artists of Kintore and Kiwirrkura.
TJAMPITJINPA - Commemorative Exhibition
A commemorative exhibition celebrating the exceptional talent of the late Martin Tjampitjinpa.
MAKINTI - Solo Exhibition
A collection of masterworks by one of Australia’s leading contemporary painters, Makinti Napanangka.
Please click on the link below for more details.
13.09.07
RISING STARS 2007
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, 11 September – 13 October 2007
In association with Papunya Tula Artists, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi presents a recent selection of works from the emerging artists of Kiwirrkura and Kintore.
This exhibition highlights the ongoing commitment Papunya Tula Artists and its interstate representatives have for the emerging artists of these communities. Exceptional works by Yuyuya Nampitjinpa, Rubilee Napurrula, Richard Yukenbarri Tjakamarra, Nyilyari Tjapangati, Narrabri Nakmarra, Kawayi Nampitjinpa, Raymond Tjapaltjarri and others will be on show until the 13th of October 2007.
All enquires to: www.gabriellepizzi.com.au
04.09.07
DESERT MOB 2007 - Opening Hours
We would like to advise all customers visiting Alice Springs for the Desert Mob exhibition of our opening times. We hope all visitors enjoy their stay in Alice and look forward to catching up with everyone during this exciting time.
Friday 7 - 9am - 5pm
Saturday 8 - 9am - 2pm
Sunday 9 - 9am - 1pm
Monday 10 - 9am - 5pm
14.08.07
24th TELSTRA NATIONAL ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ART AWARDS
Papunya Tula Artists is proud to have five senior artists exhibiting at the 24th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award.
George Tjungurrayi and sister Naata Nungurrayi were both selected to exhibit again this year, George contributing a striking large scale depiction of two men throwing spears at the claypan site of Mamultjulkulnga. Nungurrayi this year presented a complex representation of her home country surrounding Karrilwarra and Unkunya.
01.08.07
Recent Works - Darwin 07 - Cross Cultural Art Exchange (ccae)
Papunya Tula Artists in conjunction with Cross Cultural Art Exchange (ccae) present a significant exhibition from the Pintupi artists of Kiwirrkura and Kintore. An exceptional overview of contemporary art from senior and emerging artists will be showcased.
Saturday 11 August at 2.30pm.
2/2 Harriet Place, Darwin, NT
www.ccae.com.au
25.07.07
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair - 08 AUG 2007 - 10 AUG 2007
Papunya Tula Artists is proud to be one of approximatley 30 Aboriginal art centres to be participating in the first Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair.
The inaugural Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair will provide a unique artistic experience for all lovers of indigenous art and culture. Representing up to 30 community arts centres from across the Top End, Katherine region, Central Desert, the Kimberley and Queensland, this extraordinary art fair will expose you to intricate, colourful and captivating indigenous artworks, all at the one venue. You’ll see a vast selection of diverse and striking styles, each piece distinctive to its region of origin. To coincide with the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, this spectacular art fair provides the opportunity for visitors to not only meet some of this country’s talented indigenous artists, but to also purchase art pieces.
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair - 08 AUG 2007 - 10 AUG 2007
Holiday Inn, The Esplanade, Darwin.
18.07.07
Big Paintings from Papunya Tula Artists - Utopia Art Sydney
30th June - 28th July 2007
Utopia Art Sydney has represented Papunya Tula Artists since 1988. As this relationship has developed and flourished, so too have the paintings and careers of many artists.
big paintings is an exhibition of established and emerging Papunya Tula Artists concentrating on large scale works. George Tjungurrayi, Ningura Napurrula and George Ward Tjungurrayi continue to impress with first class examples of current work. Other artists include Eileen Napaltjarri, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Josephine Napurrula, Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri and Bombatu Napangati all with signature pieces revealing their strength with accomplished structure, subtle use of colour and visual movement. big paintings continues the Utopia Art Sydney tradition of high quality exhibitions charting the artistic development of the artists it represents.
Please do not hesitate to contact Utopia Art should you require any further information. (02) 9699 2900
11.07.07
Scott Livesey Galleries - ABORIGINAL ART 2007
11 July - 11 August 2007
Several Papunya Tula Artists’ feature in Scott Livesey Galleries annual ABORIGINAL ART exhibition opening today in Armadale, Victoria. This exceptional collection of works is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue detailing information about the exhibiting artists and their works. Paintings by established and emerging artists from Kintore and Kiwirrkura are exhibited amongst works from the neighboring communities of Amunturrngu (Mt Lebig) and Balgo.
The highly sought-after catalogues are available from the gallery direct on: +61 3 9824 7770.
The works can also be viewed online at: www.scottliveseygalleries.com
09.07.07
TogArt Contemporary Art Awards, Parliament House, Darwin
9 – 31 July 2007
Naata Nungurrayi, Patrick Tjungurrayi, Ningura Napurrula and Yukultji Napangati have been selected to exhibit at the 2007 TogArt Contemporary Art Awards in Darwin this month. In it’s first year of competition the award featured work by twenty-eight artists from across the Northern Territory and beyond. The award, opened by Chief Minister Claire Martin, offered a unique opportunity for Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists from the Territory to exhibit their work together.
The exhibition features photography, painting, film and fibrework and runs from the 9th until the 31st of July, 2007. The awards include a non-acquisitive $15,000 prize and a people’s choice prize of $5,000.
15.06.07
RAFT artspace: SURVEY – Group show of emerging artists
June 15 – July 7, 2007.
Papunya Tula Artists in association with the RAFT Artspace, Darwin is proud to present: SURVEY: A group show of emerging artists. This exhibition celebrates the vital role Papunya Tula Artists plays in fostering and developing the emerging talent of the younger artists from Kintore and Kiwirrkura.
Exceptional works by Yukultji Napangati, Kim Napurrula, Takariya Napaltjarri, Nyilyari Tjapangati, Yakari Napaltjarri, Doreen Reid Nakamarra, Valmay Nampitjinpa and Monica Napaltjarri are being exhibited.
To view the exhibition please visit: www.raftartspace.com.au
01.06.07
JAN MURPHY GALLERY – Group Show
1 June – 23 June 2007
Papunya Tula Artists in association with Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane, invite you to view a collection of works from the Kintore and Kiwirrkura communities. Works by George Tjungurrayi, Elizabeth Marks Nakamarra, Makinti Napanangka, Kutungka Napanangka, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Ray James Tjangala, Patrick Tjungurrayi, Pantjiya Nungurrayi and other senior and emerging artists will be exhibited.
For further information please visit: www.janmurphygallery.com.au
29.05.07
SUZANNE O'CONNELL GALLERY - Group Show Papunya Tula Women
29 May – 30 June 2007
Papunya Tula Artists in association with the Suzanne O'Connell Gallery invites you to view an exhibition showcasing work by Eileen Napaltjarri, Makinti Napanangka, Pantjiiya Nungurrayi,Ningura Napurrula Kawayi Nampitjinpa, Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa, Walangkurra Napanangka, Wintjiya Napaltjarri,Tjunkiya Napaltjarri, Nanyuma Napangati, Yinarupa Nangala, Yalti Napangati.
View on line: www.suzanneoconnell.com
14.05.07
SHORT ST GALLERY - Group exhibition
Papunya Tula Artists in association with Short St Gallery, Broome presents a survey show of recent works from the men and women of Kintore and Kiwirrkura.
Works by established artists Makinti Napanangka, Nancy Nungurrayi, Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa and Walangkura Napanangka (Uta Uta’s widow) will be exhibited alongside some of Papunya Tula’s exciting emerging artists including Martin Tjampitjinpa, Doreen Reid Nakamarra, Yuyuya Nampitjinpa, Monica Napaltjarri and Takariya Napaltjarri.
This exhibition opens on Friday 18th May 2007 at Short St Gallery, Broome.
It can also be viewed online at www.shortstgallery.com.au
02.05.07
YINARUPA NANGALA – Solo show
Papunya Tula Artists in association with John Gordon Gallery is proud to present the first solo exhibition by Yinarupa Nangala. Consisting of 17 paintings from 2002 – 2007, the exhibition opens Saturday 5 May and runs to Saturday 26 May 2007.
Yinarupa Nangala is the daughter of the late Anatjari Tjampitjinpa, an artist and former shareholder of Papunya Tula Artists. She lives at the Kiwirrkura Community in Western Australia along with her brother Ray James Tjangala, another well respected Papunya Tula Artist. Yinarupa’s paintings have an instinctive sense of space and rhythm, with odd clusters of shape and line conspiring in her works to depict topographic renderings of her birthplace Mukula, which lies in open country south-west of Jupiter Well in Western Australia. The earthly vibrations of Mukula hum across the surface of her paintings, inviting us to stop and listen as her stories unfold before us.
For a complimentary copy of the fully illustrated exhibition catalogue please contact John Gordon Gallery.
John Gordon Gallery - Coffs Harbour
www.johngordongallery.com
02.04.07
GALLERY GABRIELLE PIZZI - Papunya Tula Artists 2007
3 - 28 April 2007
Papunya Tula Artists in association with Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi is delighted to present an exhibition of recent paintings by artists from Kintore and Kiwirrkura.
This annual show will present works by established and emerging artists including: Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri, Makinti Napanangka, Naata Nungurrayi, Ningura Napurrula, Doreen Reid Nakamarra, Eileen Napaltjarri, George Tjungurrayi, Patrick Tjungurrayi, Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Ray James Tjangala, Nyilyari Tjapangati and Walangkura Napanangka.
For details please visit: www.gabriellepizzi.com.au
20.03.07
KINTORE STUDIO OPENING - Update
With much colour and excitement the new Papunya Tula artists’ studio at Kintore opened Friday, 16 March 2007. More than 100 visitors from around Australia and overseas joined with hundreds of locals from Kintore and Kiwirrkura to mark this major event in the history of Papunya Tula Artists.
A story covering the events of the Papunya Tula Artists’ Kintore Studio opening was broadcast on the ABC’s 7.30 Report on Monday 9 April.
05.02.07
KINTORE STUDIO OPENING – March 16th, 2007
Papunya Tula Artists Pty. Ltd. is pleased to announce that its new artists studio in the Kintore community, will be officially opened on Friday the 16th of March, 2007.
Please note that registrations have now closed for this event. The Alice Springs gallery will be closed on Wednesday the 14th of March and will reopen on Sunday the 18th of March at 9am.
Updates and images of the opening and associated events will be posted on this website sometime in the near future.
13.12.06
JOSEPHINE NANGALA and TATALI NAPURRULA
Birrung Gallery, Potts Point, NSW.
December 13 – 23, 2006.
Papunya Tula Artists in conjunction with Birrung Gallery presents the work of Josephine Nangala and Tatali Napurrula.
29.11.06
Yawulyurru kapalilu palyara nintilpayi - Grandmothers teaching culture and ceremony
24th of November, 2006
Papunya Tula Artist's annual Alice Springs exhibition opened last Friday night to celebrate the women painters of Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd.
This year marks a significant milestone in the thirty-five year history of Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd. It has now been ten years since two small groups of women in Kintore and Kiwirrkura created their first works for the company. This year's annual show celebrates the significant contribution the women artists have made to Pintupi painting and the continuing impact they have had on contemporary Australian art. This exhibition showcases recent works by the company's established and emerging female artists, as well as selected works by the male artists.
The night was attended by artists and shareholders; Makinti Napanangka, Tjunkiya Napaltjarri, Wintjiya Napaltjarri, Eileen Napaltjarri and Narrabri Nakamarra. Yet again a strong crowd helped open what has become Papunya Tula Artists premiere exhibition event. The show was officially opened by long time supporter of PTA, David Larwill.
19.10.06
MAKINTI NAPANANGKA - Article in Art Collector Magazine
An article featuring senior Papunya Tula Artist and shareholder, Makinti Napanangka, will be published in the July issue of Australian Art Collector (Issue 37).
1.10.06
23rd TELSTRA NATIONAL ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ART AWARDS
Papunya Tula Artists is pleased to announce that it will have three artists represented in the 23rd Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award.
Senior artist and shareholder Naata Nungurrayi will be exhibiting again this year along with emerging artists; Yukultji Napangati and Martin Tjampitjinpa. This will be the first time Yukultji and Martin have been chosen to exhibit at the Art award.
12.8.06
RECENT PAINTINGS - DARWIN '06
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, in conjunction with Cross Cultural Art Exchange (CCAE), presents a selection of recent work from the Pintupi artists of Kintore and Kiwirrkura.
Exceptional works by the company's leading senior and emerging artists feature in this current survey of contemporary Pintupi art. This collection of paintings will continue to highlight the contribution of Papunya Tula Artists to Australian Contemporary art.
05.06.06
WINTJIYA NAPALTJARRI - Solo Show
Papunya Tula Artists in conjunction with Scott Livesey Galleries presents the works of Wintjiya Napaltjarri in her first solo exhibition.
1.06.06
PINTUPI - 20 Contemporary Paintings from the Pintupi Homelands
28th June - 11 August, 2006
Papunya Tula Artists will this month exhibit 20 exceptional works at the Hamiltons Gallery, London, UK to raise much needed funds for the Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation (Western Desert Dialysis Appeal) who in partnership the the Pintupi Homelands service operates the remote renal dialysis facilites at Kintore and in Alice Springs.
19.05.06
ALICE PRIZE, 2006
Three Papunya Tula artists recently exhibited at the biennial Alice Prize. A national contemporary art award, the Alice Prize was first held at the Araluen Cultural Centre in Alice Springs in 1970.
George Tjungurrayi, Walangkura Napanangka and Uta Uta Tjangala's widow, Walangkura Napanangka, were all selected to exhibit at this year's event, the 34th in its history. Administered by the Alice Springs Art Foundation, a community-based voluntary organization, the Alice Prize is an invitational exhibition and pre-selection is open to any artist working in Australia.
03.11.05
POOL PARTY - November 5th, 2005.
Papunya Tula Artists in partnership with Maningrida Arts and Culture, The Charlie Perkins Children's Trust and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, held an auction at the Art Gallery of New South Wales to raise much needed funds to establish swimming pools in the Maningrida and Walungurru (Kintore) communities.
1.09.05
PRIMAVERA '05
Yukultji Napangati has been selected to exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art's 2005 PRIMAVERA exhibition. Primavera is an exhibition of work by artists 35 and under that aims to showcase the future of contemporary Australian art.
01.08.05
Papunya Tula Artists Youth Excursion - August - September '05
A group of young boys aged between ten and thirteen years old from the Kintore community recently went on a trip to Melbourne, where they packed a host of new experiences into five short days. Papunya Tula Artists facilitated and funded the excursion so that the boys could sample some of the opportunities the wider community has to offer. Our hope is that by meeting positive role models in a supportive environment the boys will feel inspired to further their learning and broaden their lives.