Kelly Napanangka Michaels
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BiographyKelly Napanangka Michaels was born in 1965 and comes from Yuendumu Community, approximately 300km from Alice Springs in Central Australia. Kelly has been working with Warlukurlangu Artists, a local Aboriginal art centre based in Yuendumu Community since 1987. She paints her Dreaming stories which are directly related to her traditional country, its land, features and animals such as Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina Mina Dreaming), Marrjadi Jukurrpa (Ceremonial and Hairstring Dreaming) Karnta Jukurrpa (Women’s Dreaming) andYarla Jukurrpa (Bush Potato Dreaming). Kelly loves painting particularly her Mina Mina and Dancing patterns and designs. These patterns and designs depicting her stories have been passed down through her family for millennia. |