Ena Gimme Nungurrayi

Place: Kiwirrkura

Born: 1930

Death: 2014

Biography:

Ena Gimme Nungurrayi was born in 1930 in Kiwirrkura, Western Australia. She was a Pintupi woman who lived a traditional nomadic life until the 1950s. In 1957, she and her family walked into the mission at Papunya, Northern Territory. In the early 1980s, she began painting for Papunya Tula Artists. Her paintings are characterized by their bold use of color and their intricate patterns, which depict the stories and laws of her country. She passed away in 2014.