Ruth Dawson Napaljarri

Ruth is a Warumungu speaker born in Tennant Creek, and she has also family ties with the community of Marlinja (Newcastle on Water). Her mother was a very important Warumungu leader and helped to establish the Illustrated Warumungu dictionary. She learnt painting by herself and in school when she was little girl at Warrabri (Ali Curung). When they moved back in Tennant Creek in the 60s, she started to work at childcare before becoming full time artist. She painted first with the Anyingini group before joining the other artists at Pink Palace (Julalikari Arts). She joined Barkly Regional Arts in 2012. During her time in Pink Palace in 2004, her painting about Jurnukurrakur (a rockhole near Tennant Creeek) was selected to decorate a railway wagon on the freight train from Adelaide to Darwin, Ruth is a very active member of the community and participate to ceremonies, she sings and dance the Munga Munga people living in Kunjarra (The Pebbles) and Karlu Karlu (Devil Marbles). "I like paintings, because it helps me to remember my country,... in my dreams, to use my imagination" Ruth Dawson 2018 Language: Waramungu Skin: Napaljarri Community: Tennant Creek : NT Birth Date: 1954

2018 God Talk, My Culture - Presbyterian Church, Springwood (NSW)

2018 Art Naif Festival - Katowice (Poland) -

2018 Easter Exhibition 2018 - Barkly Regional Art Gallery Studio

2017 Dreams and Dreaming exhibition - Nyinkka nyunyu