pauline sunfly
Born 29 May 1957
Location: Wirrimanu
Skin: Nangala
Language: Kukatja
Pauline is the daughter of the famous Balgo painters, Sunfly Tjampitjin, and Bai Bai Napangardi, from whom she has inherited many Tjukurrpa (Dreamtime) stories. Pauline learnt to paint from years of watching her father. She is an extremely competent young painter who boldly recreates many significant stories with technical precision.
Pauline was born at the old Balgo Mission hospital and was educated through the mission school. She recalls working in the kitchen, the laundry and clearing the grounds of the mission. She has spent some time in Fitzroy Crossing and has visited Broome and Alice Springs, but otherwise has remained in Balgo with her young family. Pauline is a dedicated and talented painter who produces graphic and powerful paintings.
EXHIBITIONS
2007 Sunfly: New Paintings by Pauling Sunfly Nangala, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
2004 Balgo 404, Warlayirti Artists, Balgo
2002 Balgo, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth
2002 Big Colour My Country, Thornquest Gallery, Gold Coast
2001 L’art des Aborigenes d’ Australie, Am Gallery, Paris, France
2001 L’art des Aborigenes d’ Australie, Musee des Beaux Arts de Vienne, Vienna, Austria
2001 Yvonnou Balgo Exhibition, AMG Gallery, Paris
2001 Past Modern: an exhibition of Kimberley Landscapes, Short Street Gallery in conjunction with Australia Square, Sydney
2000 Michael Mutji and Pauline Sunfly, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
2000 All About Art Show, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
2000 Peintures des Aborigenes d’Australie, Palais des Congres et des Expositions, Paris, France
2000 Balgo Hills Aboriginal Paintings, Bett Gallery, Hobart
1998 Painting Country, Pearlers Row Gallery, Broome
1997 Big Balgos: Recent Paintings by Warlayirti Artists, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney
1997 New Paintings from Balgo Artists, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
1997 New Paintings by Balgo Women, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
1997 Dreamings, Arnhem, The Netherlands
1996 Songlines XV: Balgo Hills, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, UK
COLLECTIONS
Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland
Artbank, Sydney
Kelton Foundation
Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Williams Collection
BIBLIOGRAPHY
McCulloch, S. 2002, The World from a Feminine Perspective, The Australian, 25 March