Junabee Napaltjarri b. c.1943

  • Artist (Painter)
Pintupi artist who began painting for the Ikuntji Women's Centre at Haasts Bluff in 1992.

Born c.1943 at Tjalitjai, to the north of Warren Creek. A Pintupi speaker, her country is Nyunmanu and Dreamings are Papa (Dog) Dreaming and Lingakurra, a site south of Kintore. Junabee has a brother, Cameron Tjapaltjarri (who paints for Papunya Tula Artists), and a sister, Gaelene Napaltjarri, living at Kintore. She began painting in 1992 and sells her work through the Ikuntji Women’s Centre in Haasts Bluff, where she currently resides.

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