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Nina (Ludwina) Puruntatameri was taught to paint by her father, Romuald Puruntatameri. As a 14-year-old, she would come home from school and work with him, painting his spears.
Nina has worked at both Nguiu Adult Education and Munupi Arts & Crafts doing bark painting, screen printing, works on linen, etchings and linocuts. In 1993 Nina Puruntatameri won the Award for New Medium at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, providing recognition for her exceptional skills in etching.
She comes from a family of accomplished artists. Her father is represented in the Museum and Art Gallery of Northern Territory Collection. Her grandfather, Paddy Teeampi Tepomitari Puruntatameri, and her aunt, Rosina Puantulura, both carvers, are represented in the Melbourne Museum Collection. Nina herself has various works represented in many Australian and international private and public collections.
Nina (Ludwina) Puruntatameri was taught to paint by her father, Romuald Puruntatameri. As a 14-year-old, she would come home from school and work with him, painting his spears.
Nina has worked at both Nguiu Adult Education and Munupi Arts & Crafts doing bark painting, screen printing, works on linen, etchings and linocuts. In 1993 Nina Puruntatameri won the Award for New Medium at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, providing recognition for her exceptional skills in etching.
She comes from a family of accomplished artists. Her father is represented in the Museum and Art Gallery of Northern Territory Collection. Her grandfather, Paddy Teeampi Tepomitari Puruntatameri, and her aunt, Rosina Puantulura, both carvers, are represented in the Melbourne Museum Collection. Nina herself has various works represented in many Australian and international private and public collections.