her lifetime. The palette she used and the way the paint is layered on the canvas is seen as reminiscent of how body paint is used by women in ceremonial activities. Early works examined a range of subjects, but later in her career much of Napurrula's work focussed on the rockhole site of Wirrulnga, which was closely associated with birth and women's lives. During her lifetime, Napurrula donated works to set-up and support the Western Desert Dialysis program. The program made dialysis available to remote communities through a purple lorry, which travelled between them; Napurrula's work featured on one side of it. At the end of her life she benefited from the treatment the program she had supported could provide. Exhibitions Napurrula's work was exhibited in several group shows in 1999 in Sydney, Melbourne and Darwin. Her first solo exhibition was at William Mora Aboriginal Art in 2000. In 2015 her work featured in a joint exhibition in Singapore, alongside the work of Nanyuma Napagati. Her work has been exhibited in dozens of other exhibitions. In 2002, her work reached national prominence when it featured on an Australian postage stamp. Collections Napurrula's work is highly collectable and in 2007 and 2008 she was voted one of Australia's most collectable artists by Australian Art Collector Magazine. Her work is held by a number of significant galleries, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, where several works are part of the larger suite Tjukurrpa Palurukutu, Kutjupawana Palyantjanya – same stories, a new way. Other collections include: National Gallery of Australia. Musée du Quai Branly In 2006 Napurrula with three other female and four male artists were commissioned by the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris to produce new works for its ceilings and roof. She saw this as the pinnacle of her career. Napurrual created a huge design on the first floor ceilings of the museum, based on the work Wirrulnga in the collection at the National Gallery of New South Wales. Awards 2002 - Highly Commended in the Alice Prize References External links Aboriginal Art NINGURA NAPURRULA (video of her painting) 20th-century births 2013 deaths Australian Aboriginal artists Artists from the Northern Territory Pintupi Australian women artists 20th-century Australian painters 20th-century Australian women