BORN: c 1945
REGION: KIWIRRKURRA-WESTERN AUSTRALIA, WALUNGURRU (KINTORE) – NORTHERN TERRITORY
LANGUAGE GROUP: PINTUPI
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Gracie Ward is the daughter of George Ward Tjungurrayi and was born at Papunya in 1973 just after the Western Desert indigenous art movement started.
As a baby, Gracie moved to Docker River and later to Warakurna where she commenced her schooling.
Gracie started to paint in 2004 and was taught to paint by George and her mother Nyungawarra Ward.
She originally adopted a typical Pintupi dot painting approach using a restrained palette inspired by the colours of her father’s homelands.
In an exciting new development in late 2009, Gracie started to experiment with a much bolder palette. Her works have progressed to an exciting new level.
Gracie Ward Napaltjarri has a son and two daughters and spends her time between Warakurna and Alice Springs.