Details of Takariya Napaltjarri
About
Takariya was born in the desert c1960. During the summer of 1962 her family were living at Kanyariatjutjanunya, south of the Pollock Hills. They made contact with people at the beginning of the summer of 1984 at Winparrku (Mt. Webb), east of the Kiwirrkura Community. Before this, they had been living at Marawa on the south-western side of Lake Mackay. Within a few days of making contact they moved to live at the Kiwirrkura Community. In 1999, Takariya contributed to the Kiwirrkura women's painting as part of the Western Desert Dialysis Appeal.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 'Community - The heart of Papunya Tula Artists', Utopia Art Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2009 'Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair', The Chan Building, Bennett Park, Darwin, Australia
2008 'Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair', Darwin Convention Centre, Northern Territory, Australia
2007 'Kiwirrkura Women', Utopia Art Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2007 'Rising Stars', Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne Victoria, Australia
2007 'Survey-Group show of Emerging Artists', Raft Artspace, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
2007 'Gifted: Contemporary Aboriginal Art, The Mollie Gowing Acquisition Fund', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2007 'Papunya Tula', Short Street Gallery, Broome, Western Australia, Australia
2006 Yawulyurru kaplilu palyara nintilpayi, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, NT
2006 PTA, Utopia Art, Sydney, NSW
2005 Pintupi Artists, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, NT
2005 Living Legends of the Western Desert, Walkabout Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2005 Pintupi Art 2005, Tony Bond Aboriginal Art Dealer, Adelaide SA
2005 Rising Stars, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, Vic
2003 Papunya Tula: Selected Paintings, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, Vic
2002 Family, Utopia Art, Sydney, NSW
2002 Saluting Papunya, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2002 William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, Vic
2001 Pintupi Exhibition, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, NT
2000 Framed Gallery, Darwin, NT
1996 Utopia Art, Sydney, NSW
COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Artbank

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