Renowned artist Ningura Napurrula is one of Australia's foremost artists. Her distinctive, dynamic, linear work further is enhanced by heavy application of paint.

Ningura was born in Watulka south of Kiwirrkura community in the Gibson desert of Western Australia. She moved to Papunya during the early days of settlement with her husband Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi who was one of the first to paint for Geoffrey Bardon in the early 70's instigating what would be known as the birth of the aboriginal art movement.

Ningura's work has also deservedly found it's way in to pivotal moments, adorning a ceiling in Paris's Musée du quai Branly and is also present in major private and public collections worldwide.

Australian Art Collector magazine (No.37) named Ningura Napurrula as one of Australia's most important and collectable artists.

This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole site of Wirrulga, east of Kiwirrkurra.  A group of women camped here whilst travelling to Wilkinkara (Lake Mackay).  The rock outcrops and sandhills are represented by the arcs.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

Art Gallery of South Australia

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Australia

Queensland National Art Gallery, Australia

Musée du quai Branly, Paris, France

Holmes a Court Collection, Australia

Kerry Stokes Collection, Australia

Artbank, Sydney, Australia

The Kelton Foundation, USA

National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, USA

Donald Khan Collection, USA

HOOD Museum of Art, Hanover

The Palace of Japan, Tokyo

Owen Wagner Collection of Australian Art at the Hood Museum of Art, Charlottesville, USA

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

2011 Freemantle Arts Centre Print Award, Freemantle, WA

2009 Finalist, Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW

2009 & 2007 Finalist, TogArt Contemporary Art Award, Darwin

2007 Top 50 Collectable Artists, Australian Art Collector Magazine

2005 Artwork selected and reproduced on the ceiling of an entire floor at the Musée du quai Branly, Paris, France

2003 Artwork featured on Australia Post postage stamp

2002 Finalist, Alice Art Prize, Alice Springs

2001 Finalist 18th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, Darwin

2000 Finalist 17th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, Darwin

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2000 SOLO - Ningura Napurrula, William Mora Aboriginal Art, Melbourne

2009 SOLO - Ningura Napurrula: A survey 2005 to 2009, Utopia Art, Sydney

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2020 Pintupi Masters - Enduring Dreamings, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney

2020 Matriarchs, Paul Johnstone Gallery, Darwin

2017 A SWEEP: Old & New Works, FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane 2015

2013

The Salon, Utopia Art, Sydney

Painting Now, Utopia Art, Sydney

Community V, Utopia Art, Sydney

2012

Community IV, Utopia Art, Sydney

Classic Works from Papunya Tula Artists, Utopia Art, Sydney

Unique Perspectives, Papunya Tula Artists and the Alice Springs Community, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs

2011 Papunya Tula Women's Art, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Maitland, NSW

Papunya Tula Artists: Paintings from the Western Desert, Metropolis Gallery, Geelong, VIC

Papunya Tula Artists - Community III, Utopia Art, Sydney

2010

Stories from the Centre, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney

Recent Paintings, Chapman Gallery, Canberra

Nyakula Kanyini Piintapalyalpayi Kamu Walytja Tjanamapa Lurrtju - Caring for Artists and their Families, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs

Ngurrakutu - Going Home, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs

Ngurra Kutju Ngurrara - Belonging to One Country, ReDot Gallery, Singapore

Walkinkarralakutu - Journeys to Lake Mackay, Cross Cultural Art Exchange, Darwin

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, Darwin

Tradition & Innovation - Papunya Tula 2010, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne

Small Paintings, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne

Summer Show, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne

Emerging Elders, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

2009

Stockroom Show, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne

5th Annual Shalom Gamarada Aboriginal Art Exhibition, Shalom College, University of New South Wales, Sydney

Nganana Tjungurrayi Tjukurrpa Nintintjakitja: We are Sharing our Dreaming, East Galleries, New York, USA

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, Darwin

Papunya 2009 - Senior Pintupi Artists, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne

Community - the Heart of Papunya Tula Artists, Utopia Art, Sydney

Tjukurrpa Palurukutu, Kutjupawana Palyantjanya - Same Stories - A New Way, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs

Nganampatju Kanpatja Winjki, Ngnampatju Yara Winkii - All Our Paintings, All Our Stories, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs

2008

Ngurra Yurra Kulintjaku - Always Remembering Country, Cross Cultural Art Exchange, Darwin

New Paintings from Papunya Tula Artists, Chapman Gallery, Canberra

Papunya Tula Artists 2008 - Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne

Papunya Tula - Recent Works, Short Street Gallery, Broome

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, Darwin

Aboriginal Art, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne

20 Years Papunya Tula Artists, Utopia Art, Sydney

The Other Thing - A Survey Show, Charles Darwin University Art Collection, Darwin

Kintore to Kiwirrkurra - Paunya Tula Artists, ReDot Gallery, Singapore

Marrkangku Yara Palyantjaku Ngurrangka - Making Strong Paintings at Home, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs

2007

Big Painting by Papunya Tula Artists, Utopia Art, Sydney

TogArt Contemporary Art Award, Parliament House, Canberra

Papunya Tula 2007 - Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne

Group Show, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane

Aboriginal Art 2007 - Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne

The Black and White Show, ReDot Gallery, Singapore

Pintupi - Mixed Exhibition, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs

2006

A Particular Collection, Utopia Art, Sydney

Across the Board, Utopia Art, Sydney

Papunya Tula Artists - Utopia Art, Sydney

Papunya Tula Artists 2006 - Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne

Land Marks, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Dreaming their Way, National Museum of Women in Arts, Washington, D.C. USA

Pintupi, Hamiltons Gallery, London, UK

Pintupi Dreamtime, ReDot Gallery, Singapore

Arts d’Océanie, Galerie DAD, Mantes La Jolie, France

The Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, The Australian Embassy, Paris, France

Paintings by Papunya Tula Artists, Suzanne O' Connell Gallery, Brisbane

Yawulyurru Kapalilu Palyara Nintilpayi, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs

Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

Papunya Tula Artists - Recent Paintings, Harriet Place, Darwin

Pintupi Art 2006 - Tony Bond Aboriginal Art Dealer, Adelaide

Aboriginal Art 2006 - Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne

Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane

2005

Pintupi Show, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs

Papunya Tula Artists - New Work for a New Space, Utopia Art, Sydney

Museum II, Utopia Art, Sydney

Pintupi Women, Indigenart, Perth

2005 Papunya Tula Artists - Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne

Translation - Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France

Aboriginal Art 2005 - Scott Livesey Art Dealer, Melbourne

Desert Mob Art Show, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs

Pintupi Arts 2005 - Tony Bond Aboriginal Art Dealer, Adelaide

2004

Depth of Field - Anamorphosis, Artists Explore 'Absolute Matte', a new paint from Chroma Australia, Utopia Art, Sydney

The Women's Show, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne

Papunya Tula - Selected Paintings, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne

Pintupi Art 2004 - Tony Bond Aboriginal Art Dealer, Adelaide

Works from Kintore & Kiwirrkurra, Alison Kelly Gallery, Melbourne

Papunya Tula Artists, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne

Ma Yungu - Pass it on, Framed Gallery, Darwin

Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne

Artists, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs

Mythology and Reality, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne

2003

Australian Contemporary Aboriginal Art in Prague, Toskansky Place, Prague, Czech Republic

Pintupi Art from the Western Desert, Indigenart, Perth

Masterpieces from the Western Desert, Gavin Graham Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Pintupi Artists, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs

2002

Solstice - Utopia Art, Sydney

Paintings from our Country, Tony Bond Aboriginal Art Dealer, Adelaide

Aboriginal Art 2002 - Scott Livesey Art Dealer, Melbourne

William Mora Galleries, Melbourne

Pintupi Mens' and Women's Stories, Indigenart, Perth

Saluting Papunya, Chapman Gallery, Canberra

The Redland Westpac Art Prize, Mosman Gallery, Sydney

Pintupi Artists, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs

2001

Aborigena at the Palazzo Bricherasio, Turin, Italy

Six Painters from Papunya Tula Artists, Utopia Art, Sydney

2001 Museum, Utopia Art, Sydney

Musée des Beaux Arts et d'Archeologie de Vienne, France

Art House Gallery, Sydney

Papunya Tula 2001 - William Mora Galleries, Melbourne

Art of the Pintupi, Tony Bond Aboriginal Art Dealer, Adelaide

Papunya Tula Women, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne

Papunya Tula 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Chapman Gallery, Canberra

Aboriginal Art 2001 - Scott Livesey Art Dealer, Melbourne

Desert Mob Art Show, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs

The White Show 2, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne

Pintupi Exhibition, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs

Contemporary Australian and Aboriginal Art, Thornquest Gallery, Southport

Kintore and Kiwirrkura, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne

Size Doesn't Matter, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne

Beyond Wings, Flinders University Art Museum, Flinders University, Adelaide

2000

Papunya Tula - Genesis and Genius, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Aboriginal Art 2000 - Scott Livesey Art Gallery, Melbourne

Encore, Utopia Art, Sydney

Spring Exhibition, Scott Livesey Art Dealer, Melbourne

Pintupi Women, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs

1999

New Horizons, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne

Desert Mob Art Show, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs