Mayiwalku, Mulyantingki and Nyanjilpayi
Please join us to celebrate the remarkable story and talent of revered senior Martu artists Mayiwalku (Maywokka) Chapman, Mulyatingki Marney, and Nyanjilpayi (Ngarnjapayi) Chapman, three sisters of the the pujiman (traditional/desert-dwelling) generation.
Born during the early 1940s, these sisters spent their early lives in and around the Karlamilyi, Kunawarritji and Punmu areas of Australia's northwest, traversing Martu desert Country with their family. Even long after most Martu families had migrated to towns and missions, Mayiwalku, Mulyantingki and Nyanjilpayi lived a nomadic lifestyle until in 1966, during a severe drought, they decided to walk into Balfour Downs Station before being taken to Jigalong Mission. After living in Jigalong for many years, the siblings are now based between Punmu, Warralong and Port Hedland. They were founding members of Martumili Artists and are among the most revered artists currently working from the Pilbara region.
