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Polly Anne Dixon Napangardi

Karungkarni Art And Culture

Polly Anne Dixon Naparngardi is a Warlpiri artist who moved to Daguragu in 2006, the Country for her Gurindji husband, Cedric. She was born in Darwin, growing up in Warlpiri Country near Yuendemu in the Northern Territory. Polly Anne learned how to paint her Dreaming stories by watching her grandmothers and her mother. Her Dreaming stories include Marlkirdi (Snake Vine) and Sand Dunes (Minamina Country in the Tanami Desert).

Polly Anne went to school at Kormilda College in Darwin and now she encourages her seven children to go to school to get a good education. She has worked for the Warlpiri Youth Development Corporation and Warlpiri Media.