
Clan
Gumatj
Artist Dates
1947–2008
Miṉyiyawany Dhäkuwal Yunupiŋu
The son of Bunuŋgu Yunupiŋu, Miṉyiyawany Dhäkuwal Yunupiŋu was a respected elder and artist. In the late 1990s, with assistance from his wife Banbiyak #2 Munuŋgurr, he produced a series of very precise, monumental works on bark and ḻarrakitj for projects including the John W. Kluge Commission and the Native Title and Saltwater exhibitions. In recent years, his son Wanapati Yunupiŋu has emerged as an important artist on steel and bark.
Collections Represented
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Australian National Maritime Museum
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia