Entalura Nangala b. c.1930

  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri artist who commenced painting in the early 1980s with her husband, Don Tjungarrayi. She was one of the first women to paint for Papunya Tula Artists in her own right. Her work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia.

Born at Alumbara near Papunya c.1930, Entalura was among the people who moved across to Papunya from the settlement at Haasts Bluff at the beginning of the ’60s. She began painting for Papunya Tula Artists in Papunya in the early ’80s, having gained experience of the medium of paint on canvas through working on the backgrounds of her second husband Don Tjungarrayi’s paintings. Entalura’s daughters, Ada and Nora Andy Napaltjarri , also became painters, though not for Papunya Tula. Entalura’s paintings depict Bush Fire, Bush Onion, Honey Ant, Water, Black Plum and Two Women Dreamings.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien Note: primary biographer
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011