Vicky Napurrurla Pope

Vicky Napurrula Pope is known for her expressive depictions of Country. Having begun her creative practice later in life, she was propelled by her natural artistry and strong instinct for colour, quickly developing a singular visual language. Richly textured backgrounds are built with the energetic application of paint. With a distinctly feminine palette she combines figurative renditions of local flora with rhythmic abstract patterns. Vicky’s works are notable for their movement; loose, repetitive brush strokes evoke bush flowers and seeds blowing in the breeze.

Vicky is a Tennant Creek based Alyawarr artist who grew up on Kurundi Station at the foot of the Davenport Ranges (Iytwelepenty). For Vicky, painting is a means of recording and celebrating important cultural knowledge.