Katherine Nakamarra was born in 1968 and is the third eldest child of Walangkura Napanangka and Johnny Yungut Tjupurrula. Walangkura and Johnny were both major artists and shareholders with Papunya Tula Artists with Johnny painting from 1978 to 2014, and Walangkura from 1996 until 2009.  Katherine's most celebrated site is that of  Tjintjin about halfway before Kintore and Kiwirrkura which she inherited through her mother Walangkura. She produced her first works with Papunya Tula Pty Ltd, in 2006 under the guidance of her mother and soon became a consistent artist whose work has been exhibited on a regular basis.