Julie Nangala Robertson

Julie Nangala Robertson was born in Yuendumu Community in 1973, one of five daughters of well known and award winning artist Dorothy Napangardi (who sadly passed away in 2013). Since the late 1990's Julie has pursued and developed a creative visual language of her own often in the company and support of her mother. Julie paints with Warlukurlangu Artists, an Aboriginal art centre based in Yuendumu. She paints her mother's Jukurrpa stories which have been passed down to her along her maternal ancestry.

Usually an aerial perspective along with a more recently and established distinctive monochromatic palette, Julie’s current paintings (which depict the topographical features of her traditional country at the site of Pirlinyanu) have become works of extraordinary optical brilliance as she alternates the size of dots throughout her work as well as building up specific shapes or reference points often repeated with overdotting.

*** WINNER of the General Painting Award in the 2023 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards ***

COLLECTIONS
Art Bank
Richard and Harriett England
Robert Kapland and Margaret Levi in Seattle

Julie's works have been included in numerous collections and exhibitions of Aboriginal Art in both Australia and overseas.