Eubena Nampitjinpa b. c.1930

Also known as Eunice
  • Artist (Painter)
A senior member of the Mulan and Balgo communities in WA and leading western desert artist who often painted with her husband Wimmitji. Her work is held in major national and international art collections.
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Name
Eubena Nampitjinpa
Also known as Eunice (Eubena is the name she paints under and her bush name, her actual name is Eunice (information supplied by Warlayirti Artists))
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1930
Birth place
Canning Stock Route, WA
Birth note
"in the bush" near Well 33.
Active Period
  • c.1986-
Residence
  • Balgo (Balgo Hill), NT
  • Mulan, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Nyilla Rockhole
Dreaming
  • Kangaroo (of Wuntaru/Yintarnyu)
  • Kangaroo (of Warntartarri)
  • Tingari
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, WA

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