MICHELLE POSSUM NUNGURRAY – ABORIGINAL ART
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Artist Profile · Central Desert
Michelle Possum Nungurrayi
Daughter of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, painting Women’s Dreaming and the Seven Sisters.
Born
1970
Language group
Anmatyerre / Luritja
Region
Papunya; raised on Napperby Station, NT
Father
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
Family
Michelle Possum Nungurrayi was born in 1970. Her mother was Emily Nakamarra Possum, a Luritja woman, and her father was Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, one of the most renowned of the founding Papunya painters. She grew up on Napperby Station.
Michelle first exhibited alongside her father and her sister, Gabriella Possum, in Brisbane in 1987, and again at Coo-ee Gallery in Sydney in 1992.
Her work
Michelle’s work is influenced by her father, who was famous for his brilliant handling of three-dimensional space. Like his paintings, hers have strong figurative elements that stand out against a richly detailed background, with dotting used to map the land itself.
Seven Sisters Dreaming
Grandmother’s Country
Related artists
Michelle’s sister Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi also paints the family’s stories, and her uncle Johnny Possum Tjapaltjarri is Clifford Possum’s half-brother.
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