Two Women Dreaming

Makinti Napanangka was an impressive and prolific female artist, and painted for the Papunya Tula community.  Her bold and striking contemporary paintings saw her win the prestigious Telstra Art Award in 2008.

Makinti was encouraged to start painting in the mid 1990’s at a community art project at Kintore, she then went on to develop her own original, flamboyant, wild and very energetic style.

As a senior Aboriginal law-women, Makinti had a deep understanding and connection to her culture and country.  The Australian Art Collector magazine listed Makinti as one of 50 of Australia’s most collectable artists in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Makinti‘s linear paintings are bold and strong, they show the travels of the Kungka Kutjarra, two sisters. The wavering lines represent the hair string skirts worn by the women during sacred ceremonies that are associated with their spiritual sites. The flowing and rhythmic movement of the lines on Makinti’s paintings also represent the songs and dances performed by these Pintupi women.