Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin is a senior Pitjantjatjara artist committed to fostering and passing on her knowledge of traditional law, culture, dancing, and painting. Tuppy works and lives at Mimili. She was born near Bumbali Creek and moved as a young child with her family to Mimili, once a cattle station, but now returned to the Pitjantjatjara people through the 1981 Pitjantjatjara Land Rights Act.
Tuppy was a teacher at the local Mimili Anangu School for thirty years, but started painting at Mimili Maku Arts in 2009 when the art centre was founded. Alongside her late husband Kunmanara Williams, Tuppy became a painter and important mentor, advocating for support for her community.
As one of the current directors of Mimili Maku Arts, Tuppy mainly focuses on the significant Maky (Witchetty Grub) Dreaming of Antara, of which she is a custodian. Tuppy’s works are marked by her distinctive vibrant and untamed style, often using a soft pastel palette of pinks, white, greens, yellows, and reds. She visually combines traditional imagery, symbols, and narratives with the landscapes of her country and culture through wide, gestural strokes and layered dots.
Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin has increasingly received acclaim in recent years. She has won multiple awards for her artworks, which are included in major collections in Australia. Her paintings have been exhibited nationally and internationally.