Ena Nungurrayai Gimme b. c.1953

Also known as Ena Gimme Nungarrayi
  • Artist (Painter)
Kukatja artist from the small community of Mulan (WA). Her painting style is influenced by senior Warlayirti artists including her mother, Eubena Nampitjin. Her work is held in major public collections, such as the National Gallery of Victoria.

Born 'in the bush’ near the Canning Stock Route c.1953, Ena Gimme was a member of the Mulan community and a Kukatja speaker. She spent her early years in the area around Kinyu, north of the Canning Stock Route. Her traditional country was Kalliyangku, near the Canning Stock Route, and her main Dreamings are Tingari stories. The artist’s work shared more in common with that of older Warlayirti painters than it did with that of her peers. Perhaps this shows the influence of her mother, Eubena Nampitjin , on whose paintings she sometimes assisted. Ena Gimme began painting for Warlayirti Artists in 1989. She used layers of different coloured dotting to create 'rough’ but dramatic works, often with a 'floral’ look.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011