Michelle Nungurrayi Possum b. 1970 Papunya, NT

  • Artist (Painter)
Younger daughter of the renowned desert artist, Clifford Possum, who taught her to paint in the mid 1980s. She paints women's stories associated with the her heritage country of Mt Allan (NT).
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1994
Name
Michelle Nungurrayi Possum
Birth date
1970
Birth place
Papunya, NT
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • c.1984- Adelaide, SA
  • c.1984 M'bunghara, NT
Active Period
  • c.1984
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
Yes
Dreaming
  • Women
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary

Born Papunya 1970, Michelle Possum is the younger daughter of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri . She began painting in 1984 under her father’s instruction while the family was living at M’bunghara, near Glen Helen station. Of Anmatyerre descent, she paints women’s stories from the Mt Allan area. Michelle married Heath Ramzan Tjangala with whom she had six children.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien Note: primary biographer
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011
child of
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
1932
Artist (Painter), Artist (Carver)
spouse of
Heath Ramzan Tjangala
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
sibling of
Gabrielle Nungurrayi Possum
1967
Artist (Painter)
child of
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
1932
Artist (Painter), Artist (Carver)