COLLEEN WALLACE NUNGARRAYI (NUNGARI)

DOB: 1973. Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa)

Known as: Colleen Wallace Ningarrayi, also spelled Ning. . . Show More >

DOB: 1973. Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa)

Known as: Colleen Wallace Ningarrayi, also spelled Ningari or Nungarrayi

Language: Eastern Arrernte

Dreaming’s: Awelye (Women’s Dreaming) Bush seeds, Bush Yam (Arlatyeye) & Dreamtime Sisters

Colleen is the stepdaughter of the well-known artist Kathleen Wallace Kemarre, sister of Gabrielle Wallace and granddaughter of the famous artist Kenny Tilmouth Panangka.

Colleen began painting in 1990. She is a versatile artist who began painting stories about her Country. She is well-known for her highly sought-after stories of the Dreamtime Sister’s which are ancestral spirits. Colleen uses vibrant, colourful, intricate dot works to tell her dreaming which is a blend of traditional and contemporary.

She lives with her husband Colin Bird Jungala (Ada Bird Petyarre’s son) who is also an accomplished artist, and their children in Mulga Bore, the Utopia region.

Her works have been exhibited in Australia and Internationally.

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