Bulthirrirri Wunuŋmurra

Bulthirrirri is an emerging artist and the daughter (by Yolngu law) of great painter and sculpter Nawurapu Wunuŋmurra (dec). Under the guidance of her father (recently deceased) Bulthirrirri is following and maintaining her families rich artistic heritage through her own hand.

Bulthirrirri is also the granddaughter of Yaŋgarriny, great Dhaḻwaŋu clan artist and leader who was a painter of the Yirrkala Church Panels and winner of the best bark prize in the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander art awards in 1997. Balthirrirri has assisted other artists at the Dhaḻwaŋu homeland of Gåṉgaṉ and began making artworks on her own in late 2007.

Since then she has explored numerous innovative styles of her own devise. In 208-9 she was elected to the management committee of the art centre. Following the death of her father Nawurapu she assumed responsibility for the creation of art in his themes.