Glenys Gibson Australian, Pintupi, b. 1970
Napaltjarri, 2023
Glenys Gibson was born at Papunya, NT. She lives with her husband and extended family at Kintore Community. Glenys is a wonderfully talented artist from an extended family of renowned artists. Her works are dynamic in execution and reflect her talent as a true artist sure to succeed. Glenys is a very talented artist coming from an extended family of celebrated artists a principal member being her late mother Ningura Napurrula who is recognized as one of Australia's most acclaimed indigenous female painters. Like her mother before her, Glenys observed the founding members of the Papunya Tula Art Centre. She then developed her artistic style from Ningura and other female relatives. Commencing her painting career in 2006 through observing her mother and other high profile male artists credited as founding members of Papunya Tula Art Centre allowed her to evolve her style from these painters. The focus of the stories associated with her paintings reflect Tjukurrpa- Ancestral Times and Woman's Tingari (Creation Stories).