Amy Johnson Jirwulurr
indigenous Australian Artist (1953–2016)
Amy Jirwulurr Johnson (1953–2016) was an Aboriginal Australian artist of the Ritharrngu and Ngalakgan peoples of the Northern Territory of Australia. Along with her husband Djambu Barra Barra, Johnson was one of the first painters at Ngukurr Arts Aboriginal Corporation. Johnson is best known for her bright acrylic paintings on canvas, but she also worked in silkscreen prints, lithography, etchings, and natural pigments on canvas. Her works are held in numerous important public collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, and the University of Wollongong Collection. Johnson was awarded the 1993 Museums and Art Galleries Award at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.