Peggy Napangardi Jones

Peggy Napangardi Jones was born in 1951 at Phillip Creek Station. The Barkly Tablelands in the Northern Territory is her country. Her mother was a Warlpiri woman, her grandmother was from Alekarenge and her Warumungu father gave Napangardi Jones her inherited dreamtime stories and their laws. They are her inspiration to paint. The artist has fond memories of travelling through the harsh rocky lands with her family. Napangardi Jones grew up in the bush – “When I was a kid, I was living in the bush; no school” – and was introduced to acrylic painting on canvas in 1996 after joining a Julalikari women’s arts and crafts program in Tennant Creek. These enthusiastic women were also encouraged and instructed on how to use other mediums and techniques, including lino-cut, etching, silk screen printing and pottery. Napangardi Jones adapted to all mediums.