Helen Napaljarri Nelson

  • Artist (Painter)
A Warlpiri artist who lives at Yuendumu and has been exhibiting with Warlukurlangu Artists since the late '80s. She paints her Ngarlkirdi (Witchetty Grub) and Wardapi (Goanna) Dreamings.
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Name
Helen Napaljarri Nelson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Active Period
  • c.1986-
Indigenous Australian
 
Dreaming
  • Wardapi (Goanna)
  • Ngarlkirdi (Witchetty Grub)
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Warlukurlangu Artists, Yuendumu, NT

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Related collections
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)