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Michelle was born in Ernabella in 1983, where she went to school and later worked at the Ernabella Clinic. Michelle is a rising star of the Ernabella Arts painting studio. Her mother is senior artist Atipalku Intjalki and her father is master punu (wood) maker Adrian Intjalki. Her sisters Langaliki and Lynette Lewis are both also very accomplished artists. Michelle began painting in 2017 and quickly developed an individual style based around her father’s country at Makiri, east of Ernabella.
Michelle’s art has been shown across Australia and internationally, including in Brussels and France.
Michelle and her partner Dale Richards, who is a punu artist, have three children and they live in Ernabella.
Group Exhibitions since 2022 (descending)
Remote Splendour – Artitja Fine Art Gallery, South Fremantle, WA
Caress the Earth : Manta Ngura Atuntju Kanyini – Aboriginal Signature, Bruxelles, Belgium
Three Ladies from Ernabella : Minyma Mankurpa Ernabella la Nguru – Everywhen Artspace, Mornington Peninsular, VIC Desert Mob 30 – Araleun Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
Spring Salon (Artitja Fine Art) – York, WA
Bold and Beautiful – Talapi Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
Painting Now: Peindre aujourd’hui en terres aborigènes – IDAIA, Le Havre, France
Ernabella Arts Group Exhibition – Outstation, Darwin, NT
APY Group Exhibition – Aboriginal Signature, Brussels, Belgium
Flying Colours – Talapi Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
Ananyi Nyurakutu- Going Home – Artitja Fine Art Gallery, South Fremantle, WA
Always Was, Always Will be – McCulloch and McCulloch, Everywhen Artspace, VIC
Cultural Connections: the gift of story – Artitja Fine Art, South Fremantle
Tarnarthi Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art: Open Hands – Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Nganampa Tjukurpa Ananyi Wilurara (Our Stories Going West) – Short Street Gallery, Broome, WA
Nganampa Tjukurpa Ananyi Kakarara (Our Stories Going East) – Aboriginal Contemporary, Sydney, NSW
Nganampa ngura-nguru nyurampa ngurakutu (From our place to your place) – Aboriginal Signature, Brussels, Belguim Bold and the Beautiful – Talapi Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
Tjungula warkarima nganampa tjitji tjutaku / Lets all work together for our children and the next generation – APY Collective Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Uwankara Tjungu (all in) – APY Collective Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Indigenous Design Now – Parliament House, Canberra ACT
Aṉangu uwankara tjunguringkula pukulpa nyinama I Aṉangu happily sitting and working together – Short Street Gallery, Broome, WA
Flying Colours – Talapi Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
Anniversary pukulpa. Katu parpakani! (Happy anniversary. Flying high!) – APY Collective Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Nganampa Ngura Kurnunjara the place of our spirit – Olsen Galley, Sydney, NSW
Hold our connection to country strong for malatja-malatja (future generations) – Aboriginal Signature, Brussels, Belguim Family – Signal Point Regional Gallery, Goolwa, SA
MALATJA TJUTANGKU ARA IRITITJA KUNPUNGKU KANYINI Old Knowledge, Young Blood – APY Gallery
Desert Mob 2018 – Araluen Art Centre
Art from the APY Art Centre Collective – Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
Bold and the Beautiful – Talapi Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
National Art School Presents at The Other Art Fair (curated by Steven Alderton) – Sydney – NSW
Malta Tjutangku Ara Irititja Kunpungku Kanyini – Old Knowledge, Young Blood – APY Gallery, Sydney – NSW
Rising Stars 2019: New Directions – Outstation Gallery, Darwin
COLLECTIONS:
Janet Holmes a Court Collection