Born in 1977, Christine Yukenbarri is one of Australia’s leading contemporary Indigenous artists. She is the daughter of renowned Balgo artists Helicopter Tjungurrayi and Lucy Yukenbarri. Christine learned to paint by observing and assisting her mother, adopting the kinti-kinti style of fine dotting that Lucy pioneered.
Her work often depicts Winpurpurla, her mother’s country, focusing on its "living water", represented symbolically as a central circle in her paintings. Christine is a member of the Kukutja language group and is based in Balgo, Western Australia.
Collections
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Art Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Laverty Collection, Sydney
Ashworth Collection, Australia
Levi-Kaplan Collection, Seattle
Awards
2007 Finalist, 24th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award
2007 Finalist, Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award
2005 Finalist, 22nd Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award