Watiya Margaret-richards-tag including the National Gallery of

including the National Gallery of Australia

After nearly a century of cattle grazing

following a trip to Indonesia to explore batik

Tjimpuna's artwork has been included in exhibitions in Australia and overseas

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Watiya Margaret-richards-tag including the National Gallery ofMitjili was born around 1945 at Haasts Bluff in Central Australia and passed away in 2019. In 1959, she and her family relocated from Haasts Bluff to the new settlement of Papunya. It was at Papunya where she observed men, including her brother Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula (deceased), engaging in painting. Initially, Mitjilis paintings were influenced by the artists from Papunya. Upon returning to Haasts Bluff, she began painting in 1992 for the Ikuntji