Lorna Napurrula Fencer

Country: Yaturluyaturlu, near the Granites (NT)

Language: Warlpiri - now passed away

Lorna Napurrula Fencer, whose Aboriginal name was Yulyulu was born c. 1925 at Yaturluyaturlu (the Granites), a Yam Dreaming site in the Tanami Desert. Her father’s country was Wapurtarli and she was the custodian of Yumurrpa. Most of her early life was spent in the country with her family before the settlements of Yuendumu and Lajamanu were created.

Napurrula began to paint in 1986 using enamel and acrylic paint on recycled building materials.

Napurrula held her first solo exhibition at Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne in 1997. She won the Conrad Jupiters Casino, Gold Coast City Art Award, Queensland in 1997.

(Biographical information from “Aboriginal Art Post 1984 Colour Power”, Ryan, J.)

(Acrylic on linen)