Who is Yukultji Napangati?
Q: Who is Yukultji Napangati?
A: Yukultji Napangati is an Australian Aboriginal artist who paints with the Papunya Tula group of artists.
Q: What was Yukultji's family life like before coming into contact with outsiders?
A: Yukultji's family lived a completely traditional nomadic way of life and were far away from towns. Her father had chosen to stay in the desert, and the family did not know about places like Kiwirrkurra or their relatives living there.
Q: How did Yukultji first experience culture shock when she came out of the desert?
A: When she first came out of the desert, Yukultji experienced major culture shock. She remembers being frightened when she got into a car and saw trees moving around her, as this was something she had never seen before.
Q: When did Yukultji begin painting?
A: Yukultji began painting in the early 1990s after watching her brothers paint and deciding to try it for herself.
Q: What does Yukutljii paint about?
A: She paints stories and songs from her own dreaming as well as that of her mother's, which are about her traditional country around Marruwa, Ngaminya and Marrapinti.
Q: What awards has Yukutljii won?
A: In 2012, she won the Alice Prize, an award for Australian artists in Alice Springs; additionally, she has been a finalist in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards four times (in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2011).
