Dorothy Napangardi was born in Mina Mina, a sacred and remote area of the Tanami Desert. She is renowned for her ‘Women’s Dreaming’ depictions, of her father’s homeland at Lake McKay. Dorothy has established herself as one of the leading artists of the contemporary Aboriginal Art movement, with a unique and distinctive style.
Dorothy depicts a topographic view of her homeland with fine lines representing salt lakes around dry claypans. These stories also depict the ancestral tracks. She has been painting since 1987.
Exhibitions
2003 – ‘Solo Exhibition’, Melbourne
‘Dancing up Country, the art of Dorothy Napangardi’ – Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Malaysia & Vietnam
Collections
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia
National Gallery of Victoria, Victoria, Australia
Art Gallery of South Australia, South Australia, Australia
Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin.
Queensland Museum, QLD, Australia
Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany.
The Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica, LA, USA.
The Kaplan-Levi Collection, Seattle, USA.
The Vroom Collection, The Netherlands
The Erskine Collection, NSW, Australia
The Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth, WA, Australia
The Australia Council Collection, Sydney, Australia
South Australian Festival Centre Foundation, Adelaide, Australia
The Homesglen Institute of TAFE Collection, Victoria, Australia
Awards
2001 - 1st Prize, National 118th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, Darwin, NT.
