Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin (born 1952) is an

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ist from

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. She is a painter, and director of

Mimili Maku Arts Mimili Maku Arts, often referred to as Mimili Maku, is an Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal-owned and -led arts centre located in the remote community of Mimili, South Australia, Mimili in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, Anangu Pitja ...

Early life

Goodwin is a

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woman from

Mimili Mimili is an Aboriginal community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia, comprising one of the six main communities on "The Lands" (the others being Amata, Pukatja, Kaltjiti, Indulkana and Pipalyatjara). At the ...

in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in the remote north-west of

. She was born in Bumbali Creek (her father's

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) and she came to Mimili as a baby, when it was still a

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called Everard Park. A number of her siblings are also artists, including Robin Kankapankatja and Margaret Dodd.

Career

Goodwin spent much of her life working at the Mimili Anangu School as a pre-school teacher and retired in 2009.

Art practice

Goodwin is a painter working with

where she is a director and, through her work and dance, is committed to fostering traditional law and culture. She has been painting with Mimili Maku Arts since 2010 and, like many others at the centre, paints her Tjukurrpa (Dreaming). Her work has a particular focus on Antara, a sacred rockhole at Bumbali Creek and a site where the women of the area perform inmaku pakani; a dance ceremony where the women would paint their bodies in red ochre. Goodwin also paints Tjala (Honey Ant) Dreaming Goodwin's paintings have a distinct style that has resulted in great success, with fluid brushstrokes overlaying solid masses of colour that bring texture to the canvas.

Recognition

Goodwin was a finalist in the 2010 Telstra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Art Awards held in Darwin,

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. In 2020 her acrylic painting on

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, ''Antara'' (2018), was a finalist in the John Leslie Art Prize at

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. In 2023, ''Antara'' (2022), a large painting using synthetic polymer on linen, won the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize at Bendigo Art Gallery.

Collections

Goodwin's work is held in many important collections including:

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and the

Personal life

Goodwin's late husband was Kunmanara (Mumu Mike) Williams (1952–2019).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodwin, Ruppy Ngintja Artists from South Australia Australian Aboriginal artists Australian women artists 1950s births Living people