Puuni Brown was born at Karrinyarra in 1979. She grew up in Papunya and spent many hours watching her mother Isobel Gorey paint. Puuni continues to reinvent her Mother's Tjukurrpa with a style distinctly her own.
Puuni paints Kapi Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) at the site of Wantupunyu, her grandfather and great grandfather's county, an important site for the regeneration of nature. Puuni's intricate and delicate line work create rhythmic and detailed works. Her use of fine, thoughtful brush work paired with a reduced colour palette create mesmerising compositions.
Puuni is an emerging talent at Papunya Tjupi and an artist to watch. Her work has been exhibited at Honey Ant Gallery (2021) in Sydney, and RAFT art space (2021) in Alice Springs. Puuni will be a part of a group show at Everywhen Artspace in 2021.
Group Exhibitions
2021 Kapi Walpa Wangkanyi : RAFT artspace, Alice Springs, NT
2021 DESERT COLOURS 2021 – the radiance of desert colour : Honey Ant Gallery, Sydney : Honey Ant Gallery, Sydney
2020 Papunya Tjupi Arts 2020 : Honey Ant Gallery, Sydney
2019 About Country : Talapi, Alice Springs, NT
2019 Stories from the Beginning : Honey Ant Gallery, Sydney
2018 Water, Water, Love : Artitja Fine Art, Freemantle WA