Maureen Morgan Napaltjarri

Born:  1970-

Language/ tribe: Luritja,

Region: Mt Liebig (Watiyawanu)

 

Maureen Morgan was born c 1970 at Papunya Community. 

Maureen is the youngest daughter of revered artist of Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi from the Papunya movement.  Shorty was one of the first masters who was involved with the Aboriginal art movement. He was Maureen’s teacher and coached her in art ideas, philosophy, beliefs and principles of painting his ancient family Dreamings.  Maureen now paints her father’s Dreaming.

Maureen paints first-rate paintings with intricate details and subtle shades that float and move with the viewer’s eyes. Completed with tiny dots her paintings have fascinating accuracy and also, powerful and inspiring and multi dimensional impression.  Maureen experiments with colour and shapes keeping the traditional content of the stories. Her paintings describe Shorty Lungkata Dreamings in the Australian Western desert with sand hills and its winds, the rainfall and the desert surroundings after the rain in its natural world. 

Maureen`s works have been exhibited at:

Desert Mob Show Alice Springs,

Tropical Museum Queensland,

Offshore Gallery Barwon Heads,

Graham Marshall Gallery, and High on Arts Melbourne,

Japingka Gallery W.A.,

Tony Bond Gallery Adelaide S.A.,

Red Dot Gallery Singapore.