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Latitude
-22.2619822
Longitude
131.8081527
Start Date
1954-01-01
End Date
1954-01-01

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ID
tb9c3f

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/sandra-nampitjinpa
Birth Place
Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT, Australia
Biography
Born at Yuendumu 2 November 1954, Sandra is the oldest daughter of Paddy Tjangala. She usually painted the Two Women Dancing story for Mt Leibig. When she began painting for Papunya Tula in the early 1980s, she was living at Mt Liebig with her father, her sister Petra, and her three children. Taught to paint on canvas by her father, she was one of the first women painters from Papunya Tula Artists to be purchased by the National Gallery of Australia. Writers: Johnson, Vivien Note: primary biographer Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1954
Summary
Taught to paint on canvas in the early '80s by her father Paddy Tjangala, Sandra was the first woman painter from Papunya Tula Artists to be purchased by the National Gallery of Australia.
Gender
Female
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed