Ngarralja Tommy May

Ngarralja Tommy May is an Indigenous Australian artist. He won the 2020 NATSIAA Telstra Award for his tin-etching art, 'Wirrkanja'.[1][2]

He is a Wangkajungka/Walmajarri man born in Yarrnkurnja in the Great Sandy Desert, in 1935.[3] His work is in the collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia.[4]

Work

In 1997, May collaborated with over 40 other artists over a period of 12 days to produce Ngurrara Canvas II, a painting with an area of 80 square metres depicting the Great Sandy Desert.[5] In 2019, May and four other artists worked with Lisa Gorman on limited edition clothing.[6]

References

  1. ^ Allam, Lorena. "Natsiaa 2020: Ngarralja Tommy May wins major Indigenous art award in 'far from normal' year". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Gooley, Cameron. "Surprised Arnhem Land teenager, veteran Indigenous artist claim wins at 2020 NATSIAAs". ABC.
  3. ^ "Ngarralja Tommy May". Mangkaja Arts Resource Agency Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Yunkuja by Ngarralja Tommy MAY | Art Gallery WA". Art Gallery WA - State Collection. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ Neustein, David (25 September 2019). "A traditional landscape". The Monthly. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. ^ Farhart, Claudia (13 August 2019). "Indigenous art from the Great Sandy Desert finds a place in fashion". NITV. Retrieved 7 July 2021.


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