birth_place awards nationality field birth_date article_title name
north-west of kintore , northern territory finalist award : 2007 , 2008 , national aboriginal & torres strait islander art australian painting ca. 1923 to 1934 wintjiya napaltjarri
 wintjiya napaltjarri
wintjiya napaltjarri

wintjiya napaltjarri -lrb- born between ca. 1923 to 1934 -rrb- -lrb- also spelt wentjiya , wintjia or wentja -rrb- , and also known as wintjia napaltjarri no. 1 , is a pintupi-speaking indigenous artist from australia 's western desert region .
she is the sister of artist tjunkiya napaltjarri ; both were wives of toba tjakamarra , with whom wintjiya had five children .
wintjiya 's involvement in contemporary indigenous australian art began in 1994 at haasts bluff , when she participated in a group painting project and in the creation of batik fabrics .
she has also been a printmaker , using drypoint etching .
her paintings typically use an iconography that represents the eggs of the flying ant -lrb- `` waturnuma '' -rrb- and hair-string skirts -lrb- `` nyimparra '' -rrb- .
her palette generally involves strong red or black against a white background .
a finalist in the 2007 and 2008 national aboriginal & torres strait islander art awards , wintjiya 's work is held in several of australia 's public collections including the art gallery of new south wales , the museum and art gallery of the northern territory , the national gallery of australia and the national gallery of victoria .
