Nyuwara Tapaya b. 5 August 1971

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Pitjantjatjara speaker and distinguished print media and textile artist from Ernabella who also worked in acrylic on canvas. She trained at Ernabella Arts and studied dye technique in Indonesia. Her work is in the Art Gallery of South Australia.
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exhibited at
Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition
Date
1993
Place
Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Raiki Tjuta
Date
April 1992
Place
The Women's Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
National Aboriginal Art Award
Date
April 1992
Place
Darwin, NT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition
Date
1992
Place
Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Kutjupa-Kutjupa
Date
1991
Place
Aboriginal Artists Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

For Ernabella Arts.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition
Date
1991
Place
Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ngura Kutjara
Date
1990
Place
Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Wirutjuta
Date
November 1989
Place
Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
Description
Type
Exhibition

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References [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '95/319/3 Textile length, 'Puti' (Bush), cotton, designed by Nyukana (Daisy) Baker and Nyuwara (Kanngitja) Tapaya, printed by Marie Warren, Ernabella, South Australia, 1989-1995', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum (), '95/319/4 Textile length, 'Mai Putitja' (Bush food), cotton, designed by Nyuwara (Kanngitja) Tapaya, printed by Marie Warren, Ernabella, South Australia, 1989-1995', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>]
Trainings
  • c.1990 Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA
  • 1989 Darwin and Bathurst Island information tour, NT
  • c.1983 - c.1988 Woodville High School, Woodville, SA
  • 1992 Yogyakata, Indonesia
  • 1989- Ernabella Arts, Ernabella, SA
  • c.1976 - c.1982 Ernabella School, Ernabella, SA
  • c.1990 Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA
  • 1989 Darwin and Bathurst Island information tour, NT
  • c.1983 - c.1988 Woodville High School, Woodville, SA
  • June 1992 Yogyakata, Indonesia
  • 1989- Ernabella Arts, Ernabella, SA
  • c.1976 - c.1982 Ernabella School, Ernabella, SA
Related people
  • Tapaya, Tjunkaya (child of)
  • Tapaya, Tjunkaya (associate of)
  • Tapaya, Tjunkaya (child of)
  • Tapaya, Tjunkaya (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Ernabella Arts, Ernabella,SA (associate of)
  • Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA. (associate of)
  • Ernabella Arts, Ernabella,SA (associate of)
  • Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA. (associate of)
Related works
  • Waru (creator of)
  • 95/319/3 Textile length, 'Puti' (Bush), cotton, designed by Nyukana (Daisy) Baker and Nyuwara (Kanngitja) Tapaya, printed by Marie Warren, Ernabella, South Australia, 1989-1995 (creator of)
  • 95/319/4 Textile length, 'Mai Putitja' (Bush food), cotton, designed by Nyuwara (Kanngitja) Tapaya, printed by Marie Warren, Ernabella, South Australia, 1989-1995 (creator of)
  • (Cap) (creator of)
  • Waru (creator of)
  • (Cap) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
Related events
  • Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Raiki Tjuta (exhibited at)
  • National Aboriginal Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Kutjupa-Kutjupa (exhibited at)
  • Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Ngura Kutjara (exhibited at)
  • Wirutjuta (exhibited at)
  • Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Raiki Tjuta (exhibited at)
  • National Aboriginal Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Kutjupa-Kutjupa (exhibited at)
  • Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Ngura Kutjara (exhibited at)
  • Wirutjuta (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Contributors
  • 1991
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