Nabula Scobie Napurrula

Narpula was born in the Haast Bluff area in the Northern Territory. She grew up living a traditional way of life, collecting bush tucker and living off the land. As a young woman she moved to Papunya, the area where Aboriginal imagery was first painted on canvas.
Narpula was married to Johnny Scobie Tjapanangka (now deceased), a Pintupi artist who was involved at the beginning of the art movement in Papunya. Narpula initially helped her husband with the background of his works, and began to paint her own works in the 1980s. In those early years she was the only female artist painting in the Pintupi area.
The majority of Narpula’s works depict bush food stories, reflecting her early life.
Narpula’s work features in a number of important collections in Australia and overseas.