From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today's featured article
Makinti Napanangka (died January 2011) was a
Pintupi -speaking
Indigenous Australian artist from Australia's
Western Desert region. She lived in the communities of
Haasts Bluff ,
Papunya , and later at
Kintore . Kumentje
Napanangka began painting
contemporary Indigenous Australian art at Kintore in the mid-1990s, encouraged by a community art project. Interest in her work developed quickly, and she is now represented in most significant Australian public art galleries, including the
National Gallery of Australia . A finalist in the 2003
Clemenger Contemporary Art Award , Kumentje won the
National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award in 2008. Her work was shown in the major Indigenous art exhibition
Papunya Tula: Genesis and Genius , at the
Art Gallery of New South Wales . Working in
synthetic polymer on
linen or
canvas , Kumentje's paintings primarily take as their subjects a rockhole site, Lupul, and an Indigenous story (or "
dreaming ") about two sisters, known as
Kungka Kutjarra . She was a member of the
Papunya Tula Artists Cooperative, but her work has been described as more spontaneous than that of her fellow Papunya Tula artists. (
more... )
Recently featured:
Luton Town F.C. –
Ancient Egyptian literature –
Phil Hartman
Did you know...
In the news
On this day...
Other areas of Wikipedia
Community portal – Bulletin board, projects, resources and activities covering a wide range of Wikipedia areas.
Help desk – Ask questions about using Wikipedia.
Local embassy – For Wikipedia-related communication in languages other than English.
Reference desk – Serving as virtual librarians, Wikipedia volunteers tackle your questions on a wide range of subjects.
Site news – Announcements, updates, articles and press releases on Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation.
Village pump – For discussions about Wikipedia itself, including areas for technical issues and policies.
Wikipedia's sister projects
Wikipedia is hosted by the
Wikimedia Foundation , a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other
projects :
Wikipedia languages
This Wikipedia is written in
English . Started in 2001 (2001 ) , it currently contains
3,655,394 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.