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Umatji Tjapalyi

Australia

Umatji is a Yankunytjatjara woman born in Indulkana Community on the Anangu in the far northwest of South Australia.
Umatji's mother, Kunmanara (Kathleen Injiki) Tjapalyi was one of the founders and
senior artists at Mimili Maku Arts. Umatji learned from her mother and
father about their country and their storylines. Today, Umatji paints her mother's
country around Iltur, which forms part of the Antara storyline, and is celebrated in
Women's Ceremony.

Collections
Deakin University Collection
Fondation Opale (Switzerland)
Kaplan Levi Collection, Seattle
Prizes & Awards
2024 Finalist, Bayside Painting Prize, Bayside Gallery
2023 Finalist, Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art
2023 Finalist, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, MAGNT,
Darwin
2022 Finalist, Hadley's Art Prize, Hadley's Orient Hotel, Hobart, Tasmania