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Language Group: Pintupi
Date: Born 1983
Patricia Jackson Napanangka was born in Kintore and is the granddaughter of Papunya Tula artist Walangkura Jackson Napanangka. Patricia started her painting career with Papunya Tula Artists by assisting her grandmother with background dotting. She began painting in her own right in 2009.

PATRICIA JACKSON NAPANANGKA, Lupulnga, 2020
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas. 24 × 21 5/8 in. (61 × 55 cm). Commissioned by Richard Klingler and Jane Slatter for Irriṯitja Kuwarri Tjungu | Past and Present Together.
© estate of the artist licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd for Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd.