Pauline Napanagardi Gallagher b. c.1950

  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri artist from Yuendumu, now living in Nyirrpi. She carried out a painting on the Nyirrpi school wall in 1989.

Born c.1950 at Yuendumu, Pauline Gallagher is a Warlpiri speaker. Her country is Yuendumu, and she paints Honey Ant Dreaming for this place. She lives at Nyirrpi, and is married to Charles Gallagher . She has connections with the Aboriginal communities of Yuendumu, Kintore, and those in Alice Springs. She did a painting on the Nyirrpi school wall in 1989 and probably began painting in the late ’80s.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien Note: primary biographer
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011