Michelle Possum Nungurrayi
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Michelle Possum Nungurrayi / Grandmother’s Country (19727)
Original price was: $3,250.00.$2,550.00Current price is: $2,550.00. Add to cart Artist: Michelle Possum NungurrayiSKU: 19727
145cm x 90cm Acrylic on Canvas
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Michelle Possum Nungurrayi / Grandmother’s Country (19963)
$2,600.00 Add to cart Artist: Michelle Possum NungurrayiSKU: 19963
134cm x 78cm Acrylic on Canvas
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Michelle Possum Nungurrayi / Grandmother’s Country (19783)
$3,250.00 Add to cart Artist: Michelle Possum NungurrayiSKU: 19783
145cm x 90cm Acrylic on Canvas
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Michelle Possum Nungurrayi / Seven Sisters Dreaming (KFA2651)
Original price was: $4,800.00.$3,800.00Current price is: $3,800.00. Add to cart Artist: Michelle Possum NungurrayiSKU: KFA2651
97cm x 187cm Acrylic on Canvas
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Michelle Possum Nungurrayi / Grandmother’s Country and Seven Sisters Dreaming (KFA223254)
$5,750.00 Add to cart Artist: Michelle Possum NungurrayiSKU: KFA223254
100cm x 204cm Acrylic on Canvas
About the Artist
Born in 1969, Michelle Possum Nungurrayi is the younger daughter of the late Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri AO and Emily Nakamarra. A proud Anmatyerre woman, Michelle grew up at Mt Allen and Napperby living “the bush way,” surrounded by the country and stories that would later shape her artistic voice. She now lives in Melbourne with her family.
Michelle comes from one of Australia’s most celebrated artistic lineages. Her father, Clifford Possum, is recognised internationally as a master of Western Desert art, with works held in major public and private collections worldwide. He famously presented his art to Queen Elizabeth II and is deeply represented in publications documenting the great Masters of Australian Art. Michelle’s older sister, Gabriella Possum, is also a highly sought-after painter whose works are collected across Australia and abroad.
Although Michelle began painting at a very young age under her father’s guidance, she has developed a distinctly individual style. While Clifford taught both his daughters technique and deep cultural knowledge, Michelle’s paintings stand apart through their bold colours, dramatic compositions and detailed depictions of her inherited Dreaming stories. Much of her work draws from the women’s ceremonial stories and Country of her paternal grandmother, Long Rose Nungala, combined with the strong, precise iconography learned from her father. Both Michelle and Gabriella collaborated with Clifford on significant family works, continuing the legacy of Papunya Tula traditions and their associated cultural narratives.
Michelle first exhibited alongside her father and sister in Brisbane in 1987, followed by a major showing at Cooee Gallery in Sydney in 1992. Since then, she has exhibited widely across Australia and internationally, building an impressive career and a loyal collector base. Her subjects include Goanna Dreaming, Bush Coconut, and a range of bush tucker themes, although she is most acclaimed for her powerful Grandmother’s Country series.
SELECTED SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2024 How We Paint - 8 Artists, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle
- 2024 ICONIC, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney
- 2023 Vividly Bold, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney
- 2023 Possum Family, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney
- 2023 O Lounge Exhibition, Australian Open Tennis tournament, Melbourne
- 2022 Connection, National Museum of Australia, Canberra
- 2020 Colours of Spring, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney
- 2020 Family Business - The Art of the Possum Family, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney
- 2020 The Continuing Legacy of Clifford Possum: Clifford, Gabriella, Michelle, Coo-ee Art Gallery, Sydney
- 2019 Generations II, Mitchelton Gallery of Aboriginal Art, Nagambie VIC
- 2019 International Women's Day, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney
- 2019 Landscape Colours, Japingka Gallery, Perth
- 2016 From the Sand to the Sails | a Possum Family Exhibition
- 2015 Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi & Michelle Possum Nungurrayi, Japingka Gallery, Perth
- 2009 Michelle Possum, Australia Dreaming Art, Melbourne
- 2009 Generations, Aranda Art Gallery, Melbourne
- 2007 Shanghai Art Fair, China
- 2007 London Art Fair, UK
- 2007 Hong Kong Cricket Club
- 2006 Shanghai Art Fair, China
- 2006 Opening Exhibition, Aranda Art, Alice Springs
- 2006 Modern Masters from an Ancient Culture, Aranda Art Alice Springs
- 2006 Aboriginal and Oceanic Art Fair, Sydney
- 2005 Christmas Show, Australian Contemporary Aboriginal Art
- 2005 Aboriginal and Oceanic Art Fair, Sydney
- 1995 Desert Dreaming
- 1987 Possum Family Paintings, Brisbane
- 1982 Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, Sydney
HIGHLIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS
- 2022 Connection | Songlines from Australia's First Peoples in a spectacular immersive experience, National Museum of Australia, Canberra
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
- Aranda Collection, Melbourne
- Knight Family Collection, Melbourne
- Pat Corrigan Collection, Brisbane
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Johnson, V., 1994, The Dictionary of Western Desert Artists, Craftsman House, NSW (C)
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