Artist | NAOMI KANTJURINY

Artist | NAOMI KANTJURINY


Naomi is a prolific painter who has been working at Tjala Arts (formerly Minymaku) Arts since 2001.

An excellent hunter, basket maker and wood carver, Naomi took to painting with remarkable ease.

She is recoginsed for her knowledge of the Tjukurpa stories of the area and whilst she is a new and emerging artist her technique is well developed.

Naomi’s mother’s Dreaming is Malu or kangaroo. Naomi is also a Ngangkari - traditional healer.

Ngangkari provide traditional healing treatments and practices of the mind, body and spirit.

They are exactly like Western doctors and equal to doctors in their effectiveness for the Aboriginal people of her region..



Naomi is a prolific painter who has been working at Tjala Arts (formerly Minymaku) Arts since 2001.

An excellent hunter, basket maker and wood carver, Naomi took to painting with remarkable ease.

She is recoginsed for her knowledge of the Tjukurpa stories of the area and whilst she is a new and emerging artist her technique is well developed.

Naomi’s mother’s Dreaming is Malu or kangaroo. Naomi is also a Ngangkari - traditional healer.

Ngangkari provide traditional healing treatments and practices of the mind, body and spirit.

They are exactly like Western doctors and equal to doctors in their effectiveness for the Aboriginal people of her region..