Lilly Kelly Napangarti was born at Haasts Bluff in the Northern Territory in 1948. She moved to the newly established settlement of Papunya in the 1960s. During her time in Papunya, Lilly engaged in painting activities, notably assisting with works by her husband Norman Kelly. Lilly returned to Mt Liebig with her husband in the early 1980s. Lilly is now one of the senior Law Women of the community, teaching the younger women traditional dancing and singing. Her language is Luritja. Lilly began painting in the early 1980s, winning the Northern Territory Art Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Painting in 1986. In her most recent works Lilly paints sandhills, wind and 'after rain' in her country near Mt. Liebig and the Haasts Bluff area, in addition to depicting sandhills of the Kintore and Connistan areas. Lilly holds authority over the Women Dreaming story associated with Kunajarrayi. COLLECTIONS The Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica, U.S.A. Holmes A Court Collection Art Gallery of New South Wales Queensland Art Gallery Thomas Vroom Collection, Amsterdam James Erskine Collection Araluen Trust Collection