| Date of birth : 1977 Language : Ganalbingu Clan : Gurrumba Gurrumba Social Affiliations : Yirritja moiety, Bangaditjan subsection |
Daughter of George Milpurrurru (1934-1998), Shirley has been painting since 1990. She is married to renowned artist Peter Minygululu who not only is teaching her how to paint, but also occasionally assists with her paintings. Shirley has also been making delicate woven bags and baskets, as well as fine shell necklaces for the market since the 1990s.
Select Group Exhibitions: 2003, Bula’bula Arts at the Virginia Fringe Film Festival, Virginia, USA 2004, The Affordable Art Fair, New York City, New York, USA 2004, Buyu, Weavings From Ramingining, Budds Beach Gallery 2005, Emergence: Happening Artists from Ramingining, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne 2005, Gamununggu Ganalbingu: Ganalbingu Painters, Indigenart, Perth 2005, Pandanus to Paper, Northern Editions, Charles Darwin University, Darwin 2006, Out of the Dilly Bag and into the Canoe, Brightspace! St Kilda 2006, L’Espirit de la Terre d’Arnhem Art Aborigene du Nord de L’Australie: La Collection d’Arnaud Serval, Passage de Retz, Paris 2006, Bark Paintings, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne 2007, Bula'bula Arts: The Next Generation, Australia Dreaming Art, Melbourne
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