Judy Watson Napangardi

Judy Napangardi Watson, also known as Judy Watson Napangardi and Kumanjayi Napangardi Watson, was an Aboriginal Australian and a senior female painter from the Yuendumu community in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Life Judy was born around 1925

Work Napangardi started painting in the 1980s in a "dragged dotting" style. Her combination of vivid colour, highly detailed works and high-level composition led to widespread appreciation in the art world. Her paintings often describe the Mina Mina country. She was a member of the Warlukurlangu Artists community of Yuendumu.

Galleries displaying her art Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney , Utrecht, Netherlands Gordon Darling Foundation, Canberra Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide National Gallery of Australia, Canberra National Gallery of Victoria Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin South Australian Museum, Adelaide Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Stamp Gallery of Art, College Park, Maryland, U.S.