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Margaret Lewis Napangard

Born:                  1956
Region:                Tanami Desert  
Community:             Yuendumu, Nyrirripi
Language:              Warlpiri
Social Affiliations:   Napangardi Subsection
Subjects: Mina mina, Karnta (Woman) Ngalyipi (Snake Vine).
Medium: Acrylic paint on Canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia Dreamings of the Desert. Aboriginal Dot Paintings of the Western Desert, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 1996. Johnstone, C (Dir) The Painted Dream: Contemporary Aboriginal Paintings From Tim And Vivien Johnson
Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland New Zealand, 1990. Johnson, V., 1994, The Dictionary of Western Desert Artists, Craftsman House, East Roseville, NSW. (C).
Margaret was born c1955 at Yuendumu in the Northern Territory. She frequently paints Women’s Dreaming stories from her country and has participated in numerous group exhibitions throughout Australia. Margaret comes from a family of esteemed artists. She is the daughter of revered artist and senior lawman, Paddy Lewis Japanangka (deceased) and her sister is the famous Dorothy Napangardi (deceased). Her skin sisters are Maggie Watson Napangardi (deceased) and Judy Watson Napangardi (deceased). Margaret was born in the mid-1950s on Mt Doreen Station, northwest of Alice Springs in the Simpson Desert. Whilst Margaret has little ‘formal’ schooling, she is well versed in the Jukurrpa (Dreaming) narratives and has a deep knowledge of her country.
Margaret grew up ‘bush’ with no exposure to white man until her family moved to the Yuendumu settlement. Margaret and her family lived and moved around Mina Mina country, which is the site of an important rock hole and there are many Dreaming stories associated with this country. Margaret is one of around 3,000 Warlpiri speakers who live in or are originally from the Tanami Desert region of Central Australia. Margaret is a highly skilled and versatile artist. In 1978 Margaret participated with other Yuendemu women in learning the art of Batikmaking. Since that time Margaret’s work has evolved into several unique styles. Her paintings depict the stories associated with her country Janyinki and Mina Mina Dreaming, west of Yuendumu. Margaret has been exposed to painting since she was a child, and her artworks are very depictive of art from the Yuendumu area, adventurous combinations of strong vibrant colours and microscopic dots. Her paintings depict women’s stories and stories relating to her country. Margaret has exhibited extensively throughout Australia and has featured in exhibitions overseas.

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Collection:
Artbank, Sydney.;
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2015 Rockholes and Soakages, Margaret Lewis Napangardi, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane
Group Exhibitions:
2020 Across the Top 2020, Art Mob, Hobart
2019 defining tradition | black + white, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney
2019 Fire Country – Warlukurlangu Artists, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle, WA
1991 – The Painted Dream: Contemporary Aboriginal Paintings from the Tim and Vivien Johnson Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery and Te Whare Taonga o Aoteroa National Art Gallery, New Zealand.
1987 – Yuendumu at the Opera House; Yuendumu, Reconnaissance, Fitzroy, Victoria.

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