Sandra Nampitjinpa b. 1954

  • Artist (Painter)
Taught to paint on canvas in the early '80s by her father Paddy Tjangala, Sandra was the first woman painter from Papunya Tula Artists to be purchased by the National Gallery of Australia.

Born at Yuendumu 2 November 1954, Sandra is the oldest daughter of Paddy Tjangala. She usually painted the Two Women Dancing story for Mt Leibig. When she began painting for Papunya Tula in the early 1980s, she was living at Mt Liebig with her father, her sister Petra, and her three children. Taught to paint on canvas by her father, she was one of the first women painters from Papunya Tula Artists to be purchased by the National Gallery of Australia.

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