Petra Nampitjinpa b. 1966

Also known as Petra Turner Nampitjinpa
  • Artist (Painter)
Mt Liebig painter Petra Nampitjinpa was taught to paint on canvas in the early '80s by her sister Sandra, who was instructed by their father Paddy Tjangala. They were some of the first young women to begin painting for Papunya Tula.
Name
Petra Nampitjinpa
Also known as Petra Turner Nampitjinpa
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1966
Birth place
Papunya, NT
Active Period
  • c.1985-
Residence
  • Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT
  • Papunya, NT
  • Mt Liebig, NT
Training
  • c.1980 Taught to paint on canvas by her sister Sandra
Indigenous Australian
 
Dreaming
  • Two Women Dancing
  • Bushfire
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary