Language Group: Pintupi
Date: Born 1971

Yukultji Napangati was born north of Kiwwirrkurra near Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay). Yukultji and her family group made national headlines in 1984 for being the “last” of the desert nomads to make contact white Australians. She began painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1996, depicting the land associated with her dreamings. Yukultji’s older brother Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri and sister, Yalti Napangati, have also painted for Papunya Tula Artists. Yukultji was married to artist, Charlie Ward Tjakamarra until his passing in 2005. In recent years, she has become one of the most internationally celebrated Indigenous artists. Her work was included in the touring exhibition Marking the Infinite, and has been acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York as well as celebrities such as Beyoncé and Steve Martin.