Papunya Tjupi Art Centre Aboriginal Corporation

puuni Kapi Tjukurrpa This painting tells a Kapi Tjukurrpa (water dreaming) story of Wantupunyu. Wantupunyu is Punni’s grandfather’s Country and the site is to the north of Papunya and west of the sacred mountain Karinyarra. Punni leant to paint this story from her Mother’s paintings, Isobel Gorey Nambajimba, who is Read more…

Maureen Poulson Kapi Tjukurrpa – Kalipinypa The painting depicts designs associated with Kapi Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) at Kalipinypa, a site northwest of Kintore. The tjukurrpa tells of an important rain making ceremony to invoke the elements. It is a powerful storm bringing on the lightning, thunderclouds and rain sending its Read more…

Keanu Nelson – Yalka Tjukurrpa (bush onion dreaming)

Punata Stockman- Yala (Sweet Potato) In this painting Punata has painted the bush food Yala (Sweet Potato) that is found in the sand dunes near her country Mt Denison. Her father Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri also painted the country around Mt Denison. Women dig for for the sweet potato in the sand Read more…

Linda Anderson Karrkururrutintja Tjukurrpa (Lake M Linda has painted this lake South-West of Kintor. This story was passed on to her by Naputa Nangala Tjukurai who is the sister of Linda’s step-father, who passed the story onto her. The circles represent rock holes. The joined together ‘U’shapes represent the women Read more…

ada andy Kapi Tjukurrpa This painting tells one of many water dreamings from the Papunya area. The circles represent important water or rock hole sites. The background design symbolises the landscape after the rains when the earth has been replenished with new growth. The rock holes collect the water during the Read more…