Pampirrriya Nungarrayi Burns b. c.1936

Also known as Margaret Nungarrayi Burns
  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri artist from Kurlurrngalynypa (Yatujungurlu), and a member of the Lajamanu community where her work is distinctive for its precision and symmetry of composition.

Born at Yatujungurlu (Kurlurrngalynypa) in 1936, her tribe/language is Warlpiri and her country Kurlurrngalynypa. She can also work on the Kiriwarrankurra Jukurrpa (Dreaming). Her own Dreamings are Witi and Ngarrka. She lives at Lajamanu. Works with her husband, Toby Jangala and started painting in 1986 in the Traditional Painting course. An impressive figure of a woman, her paintings are unusually symmetrical and 'neat’ amongst the work of the older artists at Lajamanu.

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