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Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa
Region: Papunya – Northern Territory
Language Group: Warlpiri/Anmatyerre
Born west of Mt. Allan near the present site of Yuendumu, Dinny Nolan worked as a stockman in many cattle stations in the Northern Territory before he settled in Papunya in the 1970’s.
He is a senior lawman and a recognised leader for rainmaking and water dreaming ceremonies. Under the guidance of Geoffrey Bardon a group of artists began producing paintings in Papunya. Dinny Nolan joined the painters.
Dinny Nolan’s art is characterized by his predominant use of natural ochre colours and the designs he uses are the same he paints on the bodies of men taking part in ceremonies.
One of Dinny Nolan’s designs was used in a stain glass window in the national gallery of Victoria.
