Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin (bornc.1952) is anAboriginal Australian artist fromSouth Australia. She is a painter, and director ofMimili Maku Arts.
Goodwin is aPitjantjatjara woman fromMimili in theAnangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in the remote north-west ofSouth Australia.[1] She was born in Bumbali Creek (her father'sCountry) and she came to Mimili as a baby, when it was still acattle station calledEverard Park.[1] A number of her siblings are also artists, includingRobin Kankapankatja andMargaret Dodd.[2]
Goodwin spent much of her life working at theMimili Anangu School as a pre-school teacher and retired in 2009.[3]
Goodwin is a painter working withMimili Maku Arts where she is a director and, through her work and dance, is committed to fostering traditional law and culture.[1]
She has been painting with Mimili Maku Arts since 2010 and, like many others at the centre, paints herTjukurrpa (Dreaming). Her work has a particular focus on Antara, a sacred rockhole at Bumbali Creek and a site where the women of the area perform inmaku pakani; a dance ceremony where the women would paint their bodies in red ochre. Goodwin also paints Tjala (Honey Ant) Dreaming[3][4]
Goodwin's paintings have a distinct style that has resulted in great success, with fluid brushstrokes overlaying solid masses of colour that bring texture to the canvas.[2][5]
Goodwin was a finalist in the 2010Telstra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Art Awards held inDarwin,Northern Territory.[6]
In 2020 heracrylic painting onlinen,Antara (2018), was a finalist in theJohn Leslie Art Prize atGippsland Art Gallery inSale, Victoria.[7]
In 2023,Antara (2022), a large painting using synthetic polymer on linen, won theA$50,000Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize atBendigo Art Gallery.[8]
Goodwin's work is held in many important collections including:Art Gallery of New South Wales,Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory,National Gallery of Australia,National Gallery of Victoria and theArt Gallery of New South Wales.[6]
Goodwin's late husband wasKunmanara (Mumu Mike) Williams (1952–2019).[9][10]