Lucy Napanangka Yukenbarri b. c.1932

Also known as Napanangka Yukenbarri
  • Artist (Painter)
Kukatja speaker and prolific painter at Warlayirti Artists in Balgo (WA). She developed a distinctive style with heavy dabs of paint.
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Born near Kiwirrkura c.1932, Napanangka Yukenbarri was a Kukatja speaker. Her country was Winpupulla and Puturr, north of Jupiter Well). She lived in Balgo and started painting for Warlayirti Artists in 1989. A strong, senior woman who was one of the hardest working artists in Balgo. She developed a highly individual style where the paint was applied in heavy, coalesced dabs. A bold pattern of colours was created which served to represent different areas of the artist’s country. The works are usually totally abstract but all concern old campsites and their food and water-sources.

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

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