Walangkura Napanangka I (Uta Uta’s wife) Australia (Aboriginal), c1922-2010
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About Walangkura Napanangka I (Uta Uta’s wife)
Walangkura Napanangka (Uta Uta Tjangala’s widow) was born in the mid 1940s in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, near where the Tjukurla community was later established. As a young person she travelled with her large family group in northern Australia and later to the Haasts Bluff settlement in Central Australia, when she was in her early teens. She later moved to Papunya to live with her husband Uta Uta Tjangala, who was one of the original shareholders of Papunya Tula Artists. She began painting for Papunya Tula Artists in early 1996. Walangkura Napanangka held solo exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne in 2003-2004 and has participated in numerous group exhibitions throughout Australia between 1997 and 2007.
We have records of art auction sales by Walangkura Napanangka I (Uta Uta’s wife) from 1999 and in total 40 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 26 (65%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $15,535 for Untitled 2004 sold by Mossgreen Auctions in October 2008. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021.
Walangkura Napanangka I (Uta Uta’s wife) is not listed in any of the standard biographical references listed on our references page.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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