Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
Skin name: Nungarayi
Language: Western Arrarnta
Date of birth: 1954-12-31
From: Hermannsburg
Community: Alice Springs : NT
Outstation: Alice Springs
Artworks

Alice Springs country
by Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
$95

Areyonga, NT
by Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
$75

West MacDonnell Ranges
by Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
$105

Papunya, NT
by Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
$75

Palm Valley, NT
by Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
$105

Haasts Bluff, NT
by Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
$105

Near Hermannsburg
by Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
$75

Areyonga, NT
by Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
$95

Yapalpa (Glen Helen, NT)
by Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
$195

East of Palm Valley, NT
by Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi

Honeymoon Gap, West MacDonnell Ranges, NT
by Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
$195

Haasts Bluff, NT
by Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
$265
Biography
Gwenda Namatjira was Albert Namatjira’s granddaughter and came from a large family of artists. She was the daughter of artists Oscar and Desma and the sister of Lenie, Regie, Albert Junior and Rosabelle.
Gwenda painted in a naive style with delicate soft colours. She primarily painted her home country of Arreyonga and the surrounding areas.
Special Projects:
- 2011 – 2014 The Namatjira Play, Big hArt production
- 2014 Public Art, Mural at the Alice Plaza, Alice Springs, NT
Group exhibitions
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2019 Tjina Nurna-ka, Pmarra Nurn-kanha, Itla Itla Nurn-kanha (Our family, our country, our legacy), Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide SA
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2016 UNALIENABLE, Sullivan + Strumpf Gallery, Sydney, NSW
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2015 Desert Mob, Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs, NT
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2014 Five Generations: The Strength of Namatjira's Legacy, Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs, NT
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2014 Women Artists of the Hermannsburg School of Art, The Residency, Alice Springs, NT
Collections
- 2017 Queensland Art Gallery Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD
- 2016 National Museum of Australia (NMA), Canberra, ACT