Nathania Nangala Granites
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BiographyNathania Nangala Granites is a young Warlpiri woman from Yuendumu Community, approximately 3 hours from Alice Springs in Central Australia. Nathania is an emerging artist who has worked closely with Warlukurlangu – Artists of Yuendumu. The primary focus of her artworks centre around the sacred place of Puyurru which is to the west of Yuendumu Community, it is central to the Ngapa (Water) Dreaming for the area. Puyurru usually features dry creek beds which are water soakages or naturally occurring wells. Nathania takes an underground view for her paintings, detailing the underground rivers which snake across the countryside. Nathania is also an active member of her community not only through her painting with Warlukurlangu Artists but also the Mt Theo Program as a Jaru Pirrjirdi Trainee within The Jaru Pirrjirdi Program. This is a youth development and leadership program as well as an after care program for at risk young people. Nathania’s paintings have been featured through several other galleries around Australia through her involved with Warlukurlangu and now Central Art is excited to be able to feature her paintings through our website also. |
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