Born 1949 Family name: Pumani Language: Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Ngupulya is a senior Pitjantjatjara committed to fostering traditional law and culture and painting.
Ngupulya was born in Mimili.
Her mother is Milatjari Pumani and her country is Antara, west of Mimili.
Ngupulya’s father is Sam Pumani (dec) and his country is near Watarru on the APY Lands.
Ngupulya’s grandparents on Milatjari’s side are King Everard or Nyapi and her grandmother was Mantjangka Everard.
Ngupulya is the eldest of five children.
She has three brothers Ken, Luey, Apada and a sister Betty who all live in Mimili.
Ngupulya has four daughters and a son, Janita, Sandra, Uni, Josina and a son Bradley (dec).
Ngupulya is married to Shannon Kantji and they have four grand-children and two great-grand-children.
Ngupulya Pumani began painting in 2009, she has been inspired by her mother to portray her country with broad brush strokes and intense luminous palettes.
Strongly anchored to country and the wapar it holds, Ngupulya weaves the stories from her country across her canvas.
Her paintings portray a truth, a unique rawness, but also a joy of culture and tradition.
.Born 1949 Family name: Pumani Language: Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Ngupulya is a senior Pitjantjatjara committed to fostering traditional law and culture and painting.
Ngupulya was born in Mimili.
Her mother is Milatjari Pumani and her country is Antara, west of Mimili.
Ngupulya’s father is Sam Pumani (dec) and his country is near Watarru on the APY Lands.
Ngupulya’s grandparents on Milatjari’s side are King Everard or Nyapi and her grandmother was Mantjangka Everard.
Ngupulya is the eldest of five children.
She has three brothers Ken, Luey, Apada and a sister Betty who all live in Mimili.
Ngupulya has four daughters and a son, Janita, Sandra, Uni, Josina and a son Bradley (dec).
Ngupulya is married to Shannon Kantji and they have four grand-children and two great-grand-children.
Ngupulya Pumani began painting in 2009, she has been inspired by her mother to portray her country with broad brush strokes and intense luminous palettes.
Strongly anchored to country and the wapar it holds, Ngupulya weaves the stories from her country across her canvas.
Her paintings portray a truth, a unique rawness, but also a joy of culture and tradition.
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