Alma Nungarrayi Granites (1955-2017), a Warlpiri woman, was an Australian

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. She lived at

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, and was known for painting ''Yanjirlpirri'', also Yanjirlpirri Jukurrpa or Napaljarri-Warnu, Seven Sisters Dreaming Star Dreaming.

Works

Her works are held in the collections of

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(''Untitled''), the

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(''Yanjirlpirri or Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa'' diptych, and ''Yanjirlpirri or Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa''), the

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(''Yanjirlpirri Jukurrpa''), the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia
''Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa'' ''[Seven Sisters Dreaming
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Exhibitions

Granites' work has been exhibited at the

(''Stardust Memories'', group), and the

(''Of Country and Culture: The Lam Collection of Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art'', group).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Granites, Alma Nungarrayi Warlpiri people 21st-century Australian painters Artists from the Northern Territory Australian Aboriginal artists 1955 births 2017 deaths 21st-century Australian women painters

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