Liddy Napanangka Walker etching

Liddy Walker Napanaganka, etching NTU - 21/99 PAPER SIZE: 76x56CM IMAGE: 49x32cm

” I paint my father Japangardi’s Dreaming and my grandfather’s Dreaming. Mt Theo is my father’s country and that’s what I’m painting the special Dreamings from. The Dreamings I paint are bush tomato, goanna….Goanna likes to fight and is a lover boy. And I paint seed pods and bush potato and hopping mouse. There are lots of stories…I paint strongly .”

Born in 1925 at Mt Doreen, Liddy Napanangka Walker spent her early years in bush camps before settling in Yuendumu, a remote Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory. She became a significant member of the Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation, beginning her painting career in 1985.

Liddy's artwork is deeply rooted in her heritage, as she painted her father's and grandfather's Jukurrpa (Dreaming) stories, passed down through generations. These stories, including the Warna (Snake) and Wakirlpirri (Acacia Seed) Dreamings, are intimately tied to her land. Liddy’s work, including her collaboration on "Bean Dreaming 1985," has been recognised by prestigious institutions like the National Gallery of Australia.

Provenance is Warlukurlangu Artists