Clan

Gumatj

Artist Dates

1948-2012

Alternative Names

Rita

Barrupu Yunupiŋu

Barrupu Yunupiŋu trained and worked as a nurse at the Yirrkala clinic until its closure in 1975. She was one of the first women to make works at the Yirrkala Print Space when it opened in 1995, and she began painting on bark in 2007 following the success of her sister Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu. Known as the “fire lady” for her vigorous depictions of the ancestral Gumatj flames, she had a short but distinguished painting career, with her works acquired by the National Gallery of Australia and most state collections in Australia.