{"title":"Michelle Possum Nungurrayi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0596\/8979\/5644\/files\/image000000.jpg?v=1777527082\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"130\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorn: 1970 Mt Allan \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion: Papunya, West of Alice Springs NT \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommunity: Papunya \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: Anmatyerre \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTribe: Warlpiri \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichelle Possum Nungarrayi is the younger daughter of  Emily Nakamarra Possum, and the famous Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, (deceased), renowned for being one of the founding artists of the contemporary indigenous art movement, and for being the artist whose work has achieved the highest price at auction for an Australian Indigenous artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichelle was born in Papunya Tula in 1970. Her life began in the remote Mt. Allan, to the north west of Alice Springs, in Australia's Northern Territory. Her family moved to Yuelamu, near Mount Allen shortly after. Michelle later married Heath Ramzan Tjangala, and had six children. These days she lives in Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichelle and her sister Gabriella, were taught to paint by their father. She began painting at a young age and to this day, carries on the traditional stories, style and much of the iconography of Clifford Possum,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer first exhibition was a family group show in Brisbane, 1987, where her works were exhibited alongside those of her father and sister Gabriella.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer work  is on high demand from all over Australia and the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGroup Exhibitions\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1987   Possum Family Paintings, Brisbane QLD\u003cbr\u003e1995   Desert Dreaming\u003cbr\u003e2005   Aboriginal and Oceanic Art Fair, Sydney NSW\u003cbr\u003e2005   Christmas Show, Australian Contemporary Aboriginal Art\u003cbr\u003e2006   Modern Masters from an Ancient Culture\u003cbr\u003e2006   Opening Exhibition, Aranda Art Alice Springs NT\u003cbr\u003e2006   Aboriginal and Oceanic Art Fair, Sydney NSW\u003cbr\u003e2006   Shanghai Art Fair, China\u003cbr\u003e2007   Shanghai Art Fair, China\u003cbr\u003e2007   Hong Kong Cricket Club\u003cbr\u003e2007   London Art Fair, London UK\u003cbr\u003e2015 Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi \u0026amp; Michelle Possum Nungurrayi, Japingka Gallery, Perth\u003cbr\u003e2016 From the Sand to the Sails | a Possum Family Exhibition\u003cbr\u003e2019 Landscape Colours, Japingka Gallery, Perth\u003cbr\u003e2019 International Women’s Day, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney\u003cbr\u003e2020 The Continuing Legacy of Clifford Possum: Clifford, Gabriella, Michelle, Coo-ee Art Gallery, Sydney\u003cbr\u003e2020 Family Business – The Art of the Possum Family, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney\u003cbr\u003e2020 Colours of Spring, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2022 Connection, National Museum of Australia, Canberra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolo Exhibitions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2009   Michelle Possum, Australia Dreaming Art, Fitzroy VIC\u003cbr\u003e2009   Generations, Aranda Art Gallery, Melbourne VIC\u003cbr\u003e2015   Gabriella \u0026amp; Michelle Possum Nungarrayi, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA\u003cbr\u003e2017   Gabriella \u0026amp; Michelle Possum Nungarrayi, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAranda Collection, Melbourne\u003cbr\u003eKnight Family Collection, Melbourne\u003cbr\u003ePat Corrigan Collection, Brisbane\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0596\/8979\/5644\/collections\/image000000.jpg?v=1777527159","url":"https:\/\/corroboreedreamart.com.au\/collections\/michelle-possum-nungurrayi.oembed","provider":"Corroboree Dream Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}