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.
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Name
Sandra Nampitjinpa
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1954
Birth place
Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT
Active Period
  • c.1983-
Residence
  • Mt Liebig, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Yuendumu, NT
Dreaming
  • Two Women Dancing
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary

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