Doris Bush Nungarrayi

Doris Bush was born in Haasts Bluff/Ikuntji circa 1942 and was married to the late George Bush Tjangala, one of Papunya Tula Artists’ original shareholders. In the mid 1980’s the family went to live on an outstation at Nyunmanu in Doris’ mother’s country out towards the WA/NT border. Doris continues to paint Nyunmanu and the traditional Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) of this place, Dingo Dreaming.

Doris also paints vivid memories, stories and dreams from her life, with her work often telling happy stories from her early days in Ikuntji; eating, hunting and swimming with her friends and family in the bush. Doris’ works embody her nature of a true storyteller with her expressive style, bold use of colour and recognisable motifs. Doris is renowned as one of the most prolific and enthusiastic artists in the community and is usually the first to arrive each morning when - or even before - the doors open.

Finalist in the Wynne Prize at the AGNSW (2023), TELSTRA National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (2020, 2021, 2022), Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize (2019) and shortlisted in the Alice Art Prize (2018), her work is held in the Artbank Collection, Macquarie Bank Collection, University of Western Sydney Collection, The Hassall Collection, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, and private collections internationally. Doris was the winner of the 2023 Sulman Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Solo Exhibitions
2022 Ulumbaru: The Place I Grew Up : Everywhen Artspace, Flinders, VIC.
2019 Darinytjiku Alatji : RAFT Artspace, Alice Springs, NT.
2016 Doris Bush Nungarrayi: Papa Tjukurrpa : RAFT South, TAS.
2013 Beyula Puntungka Napanangka and Doris Bush Nungarrayi: Two Person Show, Mossenson Galleries, Melbourne, VIC.
2012 Doris Bush Nungarrayi: This is a Love Story : Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney, NSW.

Group Exhibitions
2024 Ngaṉanpatju Yara - Our Story : 8 Hele Gallery, Alice Springs, NT.
2023 Wynne Prize Exhibition : Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
2023 Sulman Prize Exhibition : Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
2022 Living Water : RAFT artspace, Alice Springs, NT.
2022 Telstra NATSIAA : MAGNT, Darwin, NT.
2021 Ngaanganyi (seeing) : Everywhen Artspace, Flinders, VIC.
2021 Tarnanthi Exhibition : Art Gallery of South Australia.
2021 Desert Mob 30 : Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT.
2021 Vincent Lingiari Art Award : Tangentyere Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT.
2021 Kapi Walpa Wangkanyi : RAFT artspace, Alice Springs, NT.
2021 Summer Salon 2021 : Artitja Fine Art Gallery, South Fremantle, WA.
2020 Tarnanthi 2020 Art Fair - AGSA : Lot 14, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA.
2020 Cultural Connections - The Gift of Story : Artitja Fine Art Gallery, South Fremantle.
2020 Desert Mob 2020 Exhibition : Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT.
2020 Telstra NATSIAA : MAGNT, Darwin, NT.
2020 Kungka Ngaranyi : Online Viewing Room, Papunya Tjupi.
2020 In Black + White : Everywhen Artspace, McCulloch and McCulloch, Flinders, VIC.
2020 Ngurrangka palyanu – making from home : Outstation Gallery, Darwin, NT.
2020 Every Painting has Tjukurrpa: Contemporary Paintings by Women of the Desert : Michael Reid, Berlin, Germany.
2020 Tjupi Taanu Revisited : RAFT artspace, Alice Springs, NT.
2020 I Know My Country : Artitja Fine Art Gallery, South Fremantle.
2020 Papunya Tjupi Arts 2020 : Honey Ant Gallery, Sydney NSW.
2019 Kuwarritja – now / newness : Outstation Gallery, Darwin, NT.
2019 About Country : Talapi, Alice Springs, NT.
2019 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize, Finalist Exhibition : Bayside Gallery, Brighton, VIC.
2019 Back To The Desert — Neue Werke Von Papunya Tjupi Arts: ARTKELCH - Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Germany.
2019 Kungka mankurrpakunu warrka : Aboriginal and Pacific Art.
2019 Stories from the Beginning : Honey Ant Gallery, Sydney NSW.
2019 Colours of My Country : EVERYWHEN Artspace, McCulloch & McCulloch, Flinders, VIC.
2018 Tarnanthi : Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA.
2018 Tjupi Boards: Kulinyi Tjilpi Tjutanya : RAFT Artspace, Alice Springs, NT.
2018 Desert Mob Exhibition 2018 : Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT.
2018 Darwin Art Fair 2018 : Darwin, NT.
2018 Inyani Mantakutu – Light Becomes Sand : Outstation Gallery, Darwin, NT.
2018 Ngayuku: Belonging : Aboriginal and Pacific Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW.
2018 Papunya Tjupi Works 2018 : Honey Ant Gallery with Incinerator Art Space, Sydney, NSW.
2018 Papunya Tjupi: New Work : JGM Art, London UK.
2018 A Sense of Place 2018 : McCulloch & McCulloch Whistlewood Gallery, Shoreham, VIC.
2017 Twelve: Contemporary Aboriginal Works on paper : Koskela, Sydney, NSW.
2017 Desert Mob Exhibition 2017 : Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs, NT.
2017 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 2017 : Darwin, NT.
2017 Tjupi Taanu (When the Honey Ant Bursts) : Raft Artspace, Alice Springs, NT.
2017 Puri: New Shade : Outstation Gallery, Darwin, NT.
2017 Farben den Wüste : ARTKELCH @ Teppichhaus Jordan, Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany.
2017 ArtKelch presents Papunya Tjupi at Art Karlsruhe : Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre, Germany.
2017 Papunya Tjupi Arts : The Incinerator, Willoughby, Sydney, NSW.
2016 The Power of Naivity : Art Kelch, Collectors Lounge, Schorndorf, Germany.
2016 Dont you tell me... : Art Kelch, Freiburg, Germany.
2016 Desert Mob : Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT.
2016 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair : Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, NT.
2016 Streets of Papunya: The Reinvention of Papunya Painting : Drill Hall Gallery, ANU, Canberra, ACT.

2016 Keepers of Place: New Works from Papunya Tjupi : McCulloch & McCulloch, 45Downstairs, Melbourne, VIC.
2016 Streets of Papunya: The Reinvention of Papunya Painting : RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, VIC.
2016 Streets of Papunya: The Reinvention of Papunya Painting : Flinders University Gallery, Adelaide, SA.
2016 Papunya Tjupi Arts : The Incinerator, Willoughby, Sydney, NSW.
2016 Remember Me. Stories in Print. : AAMU, Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art, The Netherlands.
2015 Streets of Papunya: The Reinvention of Papunya Painting : UNSW Galleries, Sydney, NSW.
2015 Desert Mob : Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT.
2015 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair : Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, NT.
2015 Desert Dreaming : Art Images Gallery, Adelaide, SA.
2015 New Narratives: Papunya Tjupi Prints with Cicada Press 2006.

2014 Kluge-Ruhe Museum – UVa Charlottesville, Virginia,
USA.
2014 Desert Mob : Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT.
2014 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair : Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, NT.
2014 Seoul – Sydney: Contemporary Korean and Australian Prints : UNSW Galleries, Sydney, NSW.
2014 Kungka Tjutaku Wititjanku: Women Keeping Culture Strong : Mossenson Galleries.
2014 Ngurra Nganampa (Community) : Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD.
2013 Papunya Tjupi: New Work : Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney, NSW.
2013 New Paintings from Papunya Tjupi Arts : JGM Art Ltd, London.
2013 Desert Mob : Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT.
2013 Salon des Refuses : The Old Bank, Darwin, NT.
2013 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair : Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, NT.
2013 Papunya Tjupi : Chapman Gallery Canberra, ACT.
2013 ArtStage Singapore : ArtStage Singapore, Mossenson Galleries.
2013 Seoul Korean Art Fair : Seoul, Korea.
2013 Kapingka punganynka Tjupi tjutarringanyi : Marshall Arts, Adelaide, SA.
2012 Papunya Tjupi Artists : ADAIA and Galerie Karin Carton, Versailes, Paris, France.
2012 Desert Rhythm - Artists of Papunya Tjupi : Mossenson Galleries, Melbourne, VIC.
2012 Desert Mob : Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT.
2012 Papunya Tjupi : Marshall Arts, Adelaide, SA.
2012 Keating Speech : Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney, NSW.
2011 UNSW International Showcase : UNSW Kensington, Sydney, NSW.
2011 Papunya Tjupi Artists : Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney, NSW.
2011 New Prints from Papunya Tjupi Arts : Nomad Arts, Canberra and Darwin.
2011 Papunya Tjupi : Mina Mina Gallery, QLD.
2011 AUS DEM LAND DER HONIGAMEISE/ From the Land of the Honey Ant : ARTKelch Gallery, Germany.
2011 Papunya Tjupi Arts : ARTKelch Gallery, Germany.
2011 Desert Mob : Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT.
2011 Kuwarritja Tjutaku Papunya Tjupinya : Chapman Gallery Canberra, ACT.
2011 Papunya Tjupi Arts : ARTKelch Gallery, Germany.
2011 Papunya Tjupi: Generations : Mossenson Galleries, Melbourne, VIC.
2010 Desert Mob : Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT.
2010 Desert Stories Papunya Tjupi Now : Gecko Gallery, Broome, WA.
2010 Art of Women : Randell Lane Fine Art, Perth, WA.
2010 Tjukurrpa: Papunya Tjupi Arts : Mossenson Galleries, Melbourne, VIC.
2010 Papunya Power : ArtMob, Hobart, TAS.
2010 Papunya Tjupi Arts Group Exhibition : Randell Lane Fine Art, Perth, WA.
2009 Kalipinypa : Mossenson Galleries, Melbourne, VIC.
2009 Papunya Tjupi : Honey Ant Gallery, Sydney, NSW.
2009 Desert Mob : Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT.
2009 Papunya Tjupi Group Show : Gecko Gallery, Broome, WA.
2009 Building Papunya Tjupi : Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, NSW.
2009 Introducing Papunya Tjupi and Ampilatawatja : Gallery Gondwanna, Alice Springs, NT.
2008 Were talking about Papunya again : Art Mob, Hobart, TAS.

Collections
ARTBANK
MAQUARIE BANK COLLECTION
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY
THE HASSALL COLLECTION
ALISON AND PETER W. KLEIN COLLECTION, KUSTWERK SAMMLUNG KLEIN, GERMANY
ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Awards
2025 Telstra NATSIAA Finalist, Darwin.
2023 Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Winner.
2022 Telstra NATSIAA Finalist, Darwin.
2021 Telstra NATSIAA Finalist, Darwin.
2020 Telstra NATSIAA Finalist, Darwin.
2019 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize, Finalist.
2018 Alice Prize, Shortlisted.