Debra Nangala McDonald

Debra Nangala McDonald is a Pintupi artist from Papunya and the granddaughter of Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, a founding painter of the Papunya movement. She paints Uwalki Watiya Tjuta (Acacia or Mulga Tree), passed to her by her late mother-in-law Mitjili Napurrula, whose Mulga Tree Dreaming she now paints as its sole custodian. She also paints her own Women's Body Paint story, the Goanna Love Story and My Special Homeland (Papunya), stories from her grandfather. Her compositions are known for bold shapes, striking negative space and red oxide backgrounds. Our range of Debra Nangala McDonald paintings for sale includes her Mulga Tree (Uwalki Watiya Tjuta) works, also gathered in a dedicated Mulga Tree collection.