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Alison has a strong\nbond to the waters surrounding the Tiwi Islands, forged by a lifetime of memories living encircled within the tides of the\nArafura Sea.\u003ch2\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural ochres on Stringybark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 129.5cm x 15cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCat No. 25-292\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eARTIST\u003c\/h2\u003eAlison was born in Pirlangimpi on Melville Island.  She grew up in Pirlangimpi and went to the local school.  After she completed school she worked in child care.She has one daughter, Anette Orsto known locally as Sugar Plum who is a great favourite at the art centre studio where Alison paints with her mother Paulina (Jedda) Puruntatameri, her partner James Orsto and the other artists. It was Alison’s grandfather, Justin Puruntatameri (deceased) a senior law man who told Alison she should have a go at painting. He knew all the old songs and remembered visits by the Maccassans to the Tiwi Islands when he was a boy.  Alison would listen to his stories of his paintings at the art centre and on country. He used to take the family hunting when she was little. He would also take them out bush bashing in his 2 door toyota ute called Black Nose. He used to teach them how to cook wallabies, mussels lots of foods all together under the ground wrapped in paperbark. Alison started painting at Munupi Arts Centre in late 2011. Alison has been a finalist in several prestigious art awards, including the Museum of Contemporary Arts 2014 Primavera Art Award; Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (Telstra NATSIAA)2022; The Alice Prize 2022; and the Art Gallery of South Australia's 2023 Ramsay Art Awards. Alison is represented by Red Dot Fine Art Gallery. ~ Munupi Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eART CENTRE\u003c\/h2\u003eMunupi Arts \u0026amp; Crafts Association is located along Melville Islands north-western coastline at Pirlangimpi (Garden Point) and is the most recently formed art centre on the Tiwi Islands. In 1990 the Yikikini Women’s Centre and Pirlangimpi Pottery were incorporated under the name Munupi Arts and Crafts Association giving local artists an opportunity to proudly celebrate Tiwi culture through both traditional and contemporary mediums.\nEddie Puruntatameri was the first president of Munupi Arts and Crafts. Eddie worked at Tiwi Pottery at Nguiu for many years until he moved to Pirlangimpi in late 1983 and set up a pottery workshop in the community.\n\nThe first major works at Munupi were several large mural panels. The painted panels were placed around the community at Pirlangimpi Airport, the Council Office, Pirlangimpi Pottery and at the Women’s Centre. Artists who contributed to this project were Thelca Puruntatameri, Reppie Orsto, Fatima Kantilla, Donna Burak, Francesca Puruntatameri and Therese Ann Tipiloura.\n\nThe first Munupi Arts and Crafts exhibition ‘Munupi Dreaming’ was held in October 1990 at Shades of Ochre, Darwin. The exhibition included painted furniture, paintings, limited edition prints and terracotta pots. Munupi artists have continued to exhibit both within Australia and internationally. Many artists from Munupi Arts and Craft have participated in workshops at the art centre and abroad.\n\nDrawing inspiration from their natural lush environment and Tiwi creation stories, Munupi artists employ ochres, gouache and acrylic paint. Munupi Arts and Crafts are also highly regarded for the diversity of their range of works including painting, pottery, carving, weaving, screen prints, etchings, linocut prints, lithographs and screen printed textiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alison Puruntatameri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48813967245555,"sku":"MUN-25-292","price":3115.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/2513\/2531\/files\/17adbd448e6fba5d394bcf88db822f96.png?v=1775659763","url":"https:\/\/laundrygallery.com.au\/products\/munupi-spc-arts-spc-and-spc-crafts-col1-8810-col2-25-292-col3-alison-spc-puruntatameri-col4-winga-spc-bopen-tidal-spc-movement-spc-slash-spc-waves-bclose","provider":"Laundry Gallery Pty Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}