Makinti Napanangka

Makinti Napanangka was born in the area of Karrkurritinyja (Lake MacDonald), in c. 1930.

Makinti Napanangka commenced painting for the Papunya Tula Artists in 1996 but had already painted with acrylics on canvas during the Kintore and Haasts Bluff project in 1993/1994. Her art is characterised by a more spontaneous approach in illustrating the traditional iconography than that done by previous artists painting at Papunya.

It is likely Makinti arrived with her husband Nyukiti Tjupurrula (Nose Peg Tjupurrulas brother) Makinti often paints depicting designs associated with travels of Kungka kutjarre (two women). The lines that feature in her paintings represent the hair string-like worn by women during ceremonies associated with particular sites.

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