Artist: Jill Nungarrayi Watson
Title: Ngatijirri Jukurrpa
Size: 91 cm x 46 cm
Date: 2001
Language Group: Warlpiri
Description: Jill Nungarrayi Watson in this painting tells the story of the Dreaming of the Green Budgerigar. The Budgerigar inhabits central Australia and is a common sight in grassland and open country. It is characteristically found in large flocks and has a habit of direct dart like flight.
Biography of Artist: Jill Nungarrayi Watson is a member of the Warlukurlangu Artist Group located at Yuendumu in central Northern Territory. She is a member of a family of distinguished artists. Like so many of the Yuendumu artists, Jill Nungarrayi Watson has participated in a number of group exhibitions, including international showings in Florida and at the Palm Beach Community College, The Armstrong Gallery, the Interamerican Art Gallery in Miami, USA and in Osaka, Japan (Echoes of the Dreamtime).
