Alma Nungarrayi Granites
Alma herself became interested in learning more about her heritage and traditions, and decided to attended courses run by the Old Peoples Program and Adult Education Centre. The courses ranged from painting, sewing, and batik classes to driving lessons. The ethos of not only learning cultural practices, but bridging traditional Warlpiri life to the new enforced &#;white fella&#; way of life is something that Alma tries to apply to her painting career.
Alma recalls the importance of the elders during her upbringing and the men and women who were the &#;carriers&#; of the Jukurrpa (Alma&#;s own father is the last Japaljarri who knows all of the songs and ceremony for &#;Seven Sisters Dreaming&#; and &#;Milky Way Dreaming&#;). As Alma&#;s interest in her background grew she learnt more from her aunties, mother, father and other family members about their songs and country where the Jukurrpa takes place.
When Alma stopped working as a teacher&#;s assistant in , she started painting at the local art centre. However it was not until that Alma started to paint in earnest. Alma applied herself and experimented with composition and artistic techniques, while
Alma Nungurrayi Granites
Alma Nungarrayi Granites (also known as Alma Nungarai Granites) was born 30th May and passed away in She was a Warlpiri woman and lives at Yuendumu, roughly km North-West of Alice Springs on the fringes of the Tanami Desert. Alma's father is Paddy Japaljarri Sims and her mother is Bessie Nakamarra Sims.
As a child, Alma and her family lived at 4 Miles. Alma and her sisters travelled daily by foot to attend the local school at Yuendumu, where she learnt to read and write in English and Warlpiri. In the s Alma's family moved to Yuendumu. It was at school where Alma met Robin Japanangka Granites and they married as soon as they left school. Alma has 3 daughters and many grandchildren.
In the early years of their marriage, Robin became a well-known artist and travelled the world. Alma would stay at home to take care of their children. During this time, Alma worked as a staff member at the local school and attended the Bachelor College, studying to become an accredited teacher assistant for both Warlpiri and English. Once Alma graduated, she worked at the Yuendumu School assisting the Warlpiri classes.
While working at the school, Alma became aware of
Alma Nungarrayi Granites is an aboriginal artist from a desert region of central Australia. She paints a variety of stories that have been passed down in the world’s oldest continuous living culture.
Granites was inspired by her elders, who taught her to preserve, share, and maintain the Walpiri people’s “Jukurrpa” (“dreaming”) stories about the creation period. The Walpiri are aboriginal peoples of north-central Australia and number about 5, During the Jukurrpa (creation) period, ancestral beings traveled over the Australian desert, creating land features, animals, people and the laws. At the end of their journey, some took their places with the stars while others transformed into rocks, hills, and waters. The artist considers herself a “’carrier’ of the Jukurrpa” and wants to share her culture worldwide, through her art.
Granites lacks formal artistic training; however, she has learned from professional artists (like Paddy Japaljarri Simsand, her husband, and both parents). She has traveled to significant sites that were Jukurrpa story settings, and finds inspiration in landscapes where the land and sky blended together at sunset. The artist experiments with technique
Alma Nungarrayi Granites
In I (Sabine Haider, Director Central Art) had the pleasure of meeting Alma Granites Nungarrayi. Alma came into Alice Springs to visit with her town based family. Alma is a very knowledgeable woman who takes great pride in her cultural heritage devoting her time to learning all of the Dreaming stories associated with her parent’s country. Her story demonstrates a resilience and strength found in Aboriginal culture and the importance of Dreaming stories and traditional lore which still play a significant role for Aboriginal people today.
Born on the 30th of May Alma is the daughter of important Warlpiri artists Paddy Japaljarri Sims and Bessie Nakamarra Sims, Alma was born and continues to live in Yuendumu Community, approximately km from Alice Springs. Alma’s parents founded the “Warlukurlangu Artists”, a community artists group in the mid ’s. This is a locally owned and operated art centre in Yuendumu Community.
Alma’s Dreaming was handed down to her by her father and is the story of the “Seven Sisters” and “Milky Way”. Paddy Japaljarri is the last Japaljarri who has all the knowledge of the traditional songs and ceremonies associated with this Dream
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