Lorna Napurrurla b. c.1924

Also known as Kumunjayi, Lorna Fencer Napurrula, Lorna Yulyulu Fencer Napurrula
  • Artist (Painter)
As a previous ceremonial painter, Lorna began dot-style painting on canvas in 1986 and soon developed her own unique style which became increasingly free, abstract and bold. She applied the paint in liberal quantities to produce works with bright, clear colours ranging from intense oranges to pinks, blues and lime greens. Widely recognised as an accomplished artist, she passed away in 2006, aged in her eighties.
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exhibited at
Me Warlpiri
Date
1997
Place
Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Solo exhibition (information from: Birnberg & Kreczmanski 2004)

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Yarpakurlangu Wirrkardu
Date
1991
Place
Batchelor College,Tennant Creek, NT
Description

range of emerging artists from Batchelor College (information from: Birnberg & Kreczmanski 2004)

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Robert Holmes a Court Collection
Date
1990
Place
USA
Description

touring USA (information from: Birnberg & Kreczmanski 2004)

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
People, Place, and Art
Date
1988
Place
Hilton International Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Description

Group exhibition (information from: Birnberg & Kreczmanski 2004)

Type
Exhibition

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Alternative names
  • Kumunjayi
  • Lorna Fencer Napurrula
  • Lorna Yulyulu Fencer Napurrula
  • Kumunjayi
  • Lorna Fencer Napurrula
  • Lorna Yulyulu Fencer Napurrula
Language groups
  • Wakirti Warlpiri
  • Ngalia / Ngalea
  • Warlpiri
  • Wakirti Warlpiri
  • Ngalia / Ngalea
  • Warlpiri
Related people
  • Nicholls, Christine (associate of)
  • Nicholls, Christine (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Warnayaka Art Centre (associate of)
  • Warnayaka Art Centre (associate of)
Related works
  • Yarla (Bush Potato) (creator of)
  • Yarla (Bush Potato) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • Australian Heritage Commission Collection, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • Australian Heritage Commission Collection, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, National Gallery of Victoria (received)
  • 1997 Gold Coast City Art Award, QLD (received)
  • John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, National Gallery of Victoria (received)
  • 1997 Gold Coast City Art Award, QLD (received)
Related events
  • Me Warlpiri (exhibited at)
  • Yarpakurlangu Wirrkardu (exhibited at)
  • Robert Holmes a Court Collection (exhibited at)
  • People, Place, and Art (exhibited at)
  • Me Warlpiri (exhibited at)
  • Yarpakurlangu Wirrkardu (exhibited at)
  • Robert Holmes a Court Collection (exhibited at)
  • People, Place, and Art (exhibited at)
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Biography
Date modified April 11, 2011, 12:22 a.m. April 11, 2011, 12:22 a.m.
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