Christine Puruntatameri

Christine Puruntatameri was born in Darwin and grew up on Melville Island at Pirlangimpi. Her mother's country is around Alice Springs, NT, and her father's country is Rangini, Melville Island, NT. She belongs to the Arinkuwula (Stone) skin group and inherits the dance of the Kirilima (Jungle Fowl) Dreaming. Christine is the granddaughter of the renowned Tiwi potter John Boscoe Tipiloura and the daughter of the esteemed potter Eddie Puruntatameri. She has three children of her own and paints at Munupi Arts Centre while her children attend school. She uses a traditional Tiwi pwoja (comb) to apply locally sourced ochres onto canvas.