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LINGKITU NGALULA (STILL STRONG)PAPUNYA TULA ARTISTS

8 June to 29 June 2019

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paul johnstone gallery is proud to present

LINGKITU NGALULA (STILL STRONG)

PAPUNYA TULA ARTISTS

SATURDAY 8 JUNE TO SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019

COVER: DEBRA NAKAMARRA Untitled (detail) page 9; PAGE 2: YALTI NAPANGATI Untitled (detail) page 8;RIGHT: LUCY LOOMOO NUNGURRAYI Untitled (detail) page 33;PAGE 5: JOSEPH JURRA TJAPALTJARRI Untitled (detail) page 16.

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LINGKITU NGALULA (STILL STRONG)

Paul Johnstone Gallery in conjunction with Papunya Tula Artists is proud to present their latest exhibition. In 1972, four Aboriginal men (Michael

Anderson, Billy Craigie, Tony Coorey and Bertie Williams) arrived in Canberra from

Sydney to establish the Aboriginal Embassy by planting a beach umbrella on the lawn in front of Parliament House. In the same year Sir Douglas Ralph Nicholls was the first Aboriginal Australian to be knighted and in a small community, in the middle of Australia, an Indigenous collective was formed that went on to become a global name. Papunya Tula Artists became Australia’s first Aboriginal arts company that foreshadowed the federal government shifting its Indigenous policies from assimilation to self-determination.

Papunya Tula Artists is now more than a name, it is a statement that resonates distinction within the Indigenous Art movement. This exhibition showcases the exemplary talent and meticulous skill that has become recognised with the name Papunya Tula Artists.

Exhibition runs from 8 June to 29 June.

When local school teacher, Geoffrey Bardon, asked the men ‘what do you want to call the company?’ Pintupi man Charlie Tarawa (Tjaruru) immediately said, ‘Papunya Tula’. The name references a hill outside Papunya that is a meeting place for all brothers and cousins.

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NANYUMA NAPANGATIUntitled, 2017Acrylic on linen61 x 55 cmNN1704057 $1,150

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BOBBY WEST TJUPURRULAUntitled, 2018Acrylic on linen61 x 55 cmBW1801046 $1,750

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YALTI NAPANGATIUntitled, 2019Acrylic on linen153 x 122 cmYN1903008 $17,500

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DEBRA NAKAMARRAUntitled, 2018Acrylic on linen122 x 91cmDN1810071 $4,900

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KIM NAPURRULAUntitled, 2018Acrylic on linen91 x 91 cmKN1809072 $3,500

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KIM NAPURRULAUntitled, 2018Acrylic on linen107 x 28 cmKN1809026 $1,250

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PAYU NAPALTJARRIUntitled, 2018Acrylic on linen107 x 28 cmPN1812076 $1,250

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NANYUMA NAPANGATIUntitled, 2019Acrylic on linen107 x 28 cmNN1903016 $1,250

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MATTHEW WEST TJUPURRULAUntitled, 2018Acrylic on linen91 x 46 cmMW1810113 $1,400

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BOBBY WEST TJUPURRULAUntitled, 2018Acrylic on linen91 x 46 cmBW1808112 $2,100

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JOSEPH JURRA TJAPALTJARRIUntitled, 2019Acrylic on linen91 x 61 cmJJ1901014 $3,500

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MATTHEW TJAPANGATIUntitled, 2019Acrylic on linen91 x 61 cmMT1903036 $1,400

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CHARLIE TJAPANGATIUntitled, 2018Acrylic on linen107 x 91 cmCT1810097 $4,900

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RICHARD YUKENBARRI TJAKAMARRAUntitled, 2019Acrylic on linen91 x 91 cmRY1903075 $3,500

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CHARLIE TJAPANGATIUntitled, 2019Acrylic on linen107 x 28 cmCT1902098 $1,250

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YUKULTJI NAPANGATIUntitled, 2019Acrylic on linen61 x 55 cmYN1903014 $2,800

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CHARLIE TJAPANGATIUntitled, 2018Acrylic on linen61 x 55 cmCT1810013 $1,400

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GEORGE TJUNGURRAYIUntitled, 2018Acrylic on linen61 x 55 cmGT1808092 $2,800

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GEORGE TJUNGURRAYIUntitled, 2018Acrylic on linen61 x 55 cmGT1808098 $2,800

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ANGUS TJUNGURRAYIUntitled, 2018Acrylic on linen61 x 55 cmAT1811011 $1,150

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JOSEPHINE NANGALAUntitled, 2019Acrylic on linen61 x 55 cmJN1903051 $1,150

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PAYU NAPALTJARRIUntitled, 2018Acrylic on linen61 x 55 cmPN1811093 $1,150

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WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRIUntitled, 2017Acrylic on linen61 x 55 cmWT1705123 $2,800

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MARY NAPANGATIUntitled, 2017Acrylic on linen107 x 28 cmMN1703036 $1,250

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BOBBY WEST TJUPURRULAUntitled, 2017Acrylic on linen91 x 61 cmBW1707061 $3,850

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YALTI NAPANGATIUntitled, 2015Acrylic on linen122 x 61 cmYN1501065 $3,500

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WILLY TJUNGURRAYIUntitled, 2014Acrylic on linen61 x 55 cmWT1408077 $2,200

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LUCY LOOMOO NUNGURRAYIUntitled, 2016Acrylic on linen61 x 55 cmLL1605072 $1,750

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