Ned Kelly Jungarrayi is a senior Kaytetye and Warlpiri man who was born at Wauchope in 1944. Ned grew up between Wauchope, Kurundi and Hatches Creek before moving to Ali Curung, then Warrabri, in the 1950s.
Though Mr Kelly had painted in Ampilatwatja in the past, he took up painting in Ali Curung in 2024, at the age of 79. Mr Kelly’s work tells dreaming stories relating to his Country, Jarra Jarra, and the surrounding area. He is a skilled storyteller which translates across his landsdcape paintings and abstracts which employ the visual language of sand painting.
