Ngarralja Tommy May

Ngarralja Tommy May is an Indigenous Australian artist. He won the 2020 NATSIAA Telstra Award for his tin-etching art, 'Wirrkanja'.[1][2]

He is a Wangkajungka/Walmajarri man born in Yarrnkurnja in the Great Sandy Desert, in 1935.[3] His work is in the collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia.[4]

Work

In 1997, May collaborated with over 40 other artists over a period of 12 days to produce Ngurrara Canvas II, a painting with an area of 80 square metres depicting the Great Sandy Desert.[5] In 2019, May and four other artists worked with Lisa Gorman on limited edition clothing.[6]

References
  1. Allam, Lorena. "Natsiaa 2020: Ngarralja Tommy May wins major Indigenous art award in 'far from normal' year". The Guardian.
  2. Gooley, Cameron. "Surprised Arnhem Land teenager, veteran Indigenous artist claim wins at 2020 NATSIAAs". ABC.
  3. "Ngarralja Tommy May". Mangkaja Arts Resource Agency Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. "Yunkuja by Ngarralja Tommy MAY | Art Gallery WA". Art Gallery WA - State Collection. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. Neustein, David (25 September 2019). "A traditional landscape". The Monthly. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. Farhart, Claudia (13 August 2019). "Indigenous art from the Great Sandy Desert finds a place in fashion". NITV. Retrieved 7 July 2021.


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