Kunmanara "Nellie" Stewart (c. 1938–2012), a senior Pitjantjatjara woman, was an Australian artist. She commenced painting later in life, and painted about Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa, Two Women Creation Dreaming.
Collections
Her works are found in the Queensland Art Gallery (Punu wara, and Minyma Kutjara), Artbank (Minyma Kutjara, and Minyma Kutjara), the Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery, the National Gallery of Victoria (Minyma Kutjara (Many women), and Minyma Kutjara (Two Sisters)), and the Corrigan Collection.
Exhibitions
Stewart's work has been exhibited at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre (group), the National Art Museum of China, and the University of Queensland Anthropology Museum.
She was a 2010 Western Australian Indigenous Art Award finalist.
References
- ^ Virginia Mitchell; Deborah Sims; Matt Dickson. Strong Women, Strong Painting, Strong Culture: Indigenous women’s art of the Central and Western Deserts from the Sims Dickson Collection (exhibition catalogoue) (PDF). University of Newcastle. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Punu wara 2010". qagoma.qld.gov.au. Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Collection acquisitions: Gifts, bequests, purchases". Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2010–11 (PDF). Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees. September 2011. p. 93. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Kunmanara (nellie) Stewart: Minyma Kutjara, 2010". artbank.gov.au. Artbank. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Kunmanara (nellie) Stewart: Minyma Kutjara, 2011". artbank.gov.au. Artbank. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Of Earth and Fire: Maroondah City Council Art Collection". maroondah.vic.gov.au. Maroondah City Council. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Minyma kutjara (Many women)". ngv.vic.gov.au. National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Minyma Kutjara (Two Sisters)". ngv.vic.gov.au. National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Patrick Corrigan AM". unsw.edu.au. University of New South Wales. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Nganampa Kililpil: Our Stars - Art from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara yankunyjatjara (APY) Lands, Kunmanara (Nellie) Stewart". ourstarshazelhurst.com.au. Sutherland Shire Council. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Red Heart of Australia". nma.gov.au. National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Strong Women Strong Painting Strong Culture". anthropologymuseum.uq.edu.au. University of Queensland Anthropology Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- Jeremy Eccles (23 April 2010). "WA Art Award Nominees Named". aboriginalartdirectory.com. Aboriginal Art Directory. Retrieved 25 March 2022.