Susie Napangati Bootja Bootja b. c.1932

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Kukatja artist and senior woman in the Balgo community (WA), Susie Bootja Bootja's paintings for Warlayirti Artists are recognised for their bold, colourful style. Her work is held in major collections such as Holmes à Court.
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Born 'in the bush’ c. 1932, Susie Bootja Bootja was a senior woman in the Balgo community. As well as doing her own paintings, she enjoyed working with other painters, and frequently helped on paintings by her husband, Mick Gill . A Kukatja speaker, her country lay around White Hills and Helena Spring (Kurtal). She usually painted Water Dreamings. She had been painting for Warlayirti Artists since 1987. Bootja Bootja’s was a bold, colourful style which served to give a powerful statement of her country and its many major water sources. She lived and worked at Balgo. Collections: Holmes à Court

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

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