Emma Daniel

Skin name: Nungarayi
Language: Warlpiri
Date of birth: cc1935
From: Papunya
Current home: Alice Springs

Emma Nungarayi lived at Papunya for many years. She is a well respected elder holding much traditional knowledge, not only in story form, but also song and dance. Emma also lived at Mt. Doreen near Yuendamu for many years with her brother, Don Tjungerrayi and is one of the Traditional Owners of Karrinyarra, Mount Wedge. Emma now lives in Alice Springs and has been painting with Ngurratjuta since it first opened in 2004. Over the past 2 years Emma’s paintings have been gaining a lot of attention with her bold motifs and strong colours, indicative of the Papunya area. Emma is also sister to renowned artist Paddy Carroll (now deceased).

Special Projects:

2003 Desert Mob Show, Papunya Women, Dance Performance
2004 Opening of Ngurratjuta Art Centre, Dance Performance
2005 Dancing Welcome for visit of Prince Charles to Alice Springs
2005 Dance Site, Festival of the Desert, Papunya Women Dance Performance
2005 Dance for opening of Desert Mob Exhibition
2006 Dance for opening of Desert Mob Exhibition
2007 Dance for opening of Desert Mob Exhibition
2008 Dance For opening of Desert Mob Exhibition

Exhibitions:

2003 Desert Mob Exhibitions,

2004 Desert Mob Exhibitions,

2005 Desert Mob Exhibitions, Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs

2006 Solo exhibition, Art Shed, Central Australian Art Society, Alice Springs

2006 Group Show, Australia Dreaming Art Gallery. Melbourne

2006 Solo Exhibition, Indigenart Gallery, Perth

2007 Stories of the Desert, Metro Temple ou Republic, Paris, France

2007 Affordable Art Show, Courtesy Indigenart, Melbourne

2007 Advocate Art Award, Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs

2007 Divas of the Desert, Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs

2007 Desert Mob Exhibitions, Alice Springs

2007 Histoirs Du Desert, Paris, France

2007 Solo show, Fremantle, Perth

2008 Solo exhibition Karrinyarra-My Home, Mossenson Galleries, Melbourne

2008 Selected for Telstra awards, Darwin

2008 Desert Mob Exhibition, Araluen Galleries

2008 Desert Mob Exhibition, Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs

2009 Desert Mob Exhibition, Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs
Collections: 2007 Art Gallery of New South Wales