Naomi Kantjuriny has won the $40,000 Sulman Prize for her work Minyma mamu tjuta.
Naomi Kantjuriny’s ‘Minyma mamu tjuta’ has won the Sulman Prize.
Kantjuriny was unable to attend the ceremony in person.
She is a respected community elder and a leading presence at Tjala Arts in Amata on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY Lands), South Australia, where she has worked since 2001, according to information from the Art Gallery of NSW.
In this work, Minyma mamu tjuta, she depicts mamu (good and bad spirits). Mamu are mainly harmful – evil spirits, monsters or an illness. They come in different forms and with varying powers. They can also be good spirits, helping and looking after people, according to information from the gallery.
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