Nawurapu Wunungmurra

Place: Gurrumuru

Born: 1952

Death: 2018

Biography:

Nawurapu Wunungmurra was a Yolnu man who lived and made work from the Miwatj region in north-east and central Arnhem Land. He was the eldest son of Yangarriny Wunungmurra, the first Aboriginal artist to have his copyright recognised in an Australian court and the recipient of the prestigious Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA) first prize in 1997. From an early age Nawurapu assisted his father. As his own spiritual authority increased, he produced works in his own right.