Yulanti Nangala Jigili b. c.1970

  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri speaker, and one of the youngest artists in Lajamanu (NT) in the late 1980s, her preference for small canvases set her work apart from the more typical, larger pieces produced in her community.

Born at Lajamanu c.1970, Yulanti is one of the youngest people painting at Lajamanu. Of the Warlpiri tribe/language, her country is Pirlinyanu and Dreamings are Ngapa, Yankirri, Pirntina and Jarntujarra (Two Girls). She lives at Lajamanu and worked with her father, Fred Jigili , before he passed away and continues to work with her mother, Judy Jigili Napangardi , in their camp, but does her paintings independently. They are miniatures compared to the huge canvases many Warlpiris like to do. She started painting in 1988.

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