Clan Djapu, Balamumu, Moiety Dhuwa, Homeland Wandaway
Marrnyula’s father is Djutjadjutja Munuggurr, a senior Djapu Leader and major artist, her mother is Nogirra Marawili senior advisor to children at Yirrkala school, also an artist. Marrnyula’s first occupation was homelands teacher. Marrnyula now resides at Yirrkala where she manages the Buku Larrnggay Mulka print workshop.
In 1994 Marrnyula produced an aids awareness poster for Aboriginal communities. 1997, she was invited by the Cultural Olympiad to partake in ORIGINS portfolio, a unique opportunity to bring together printer and printmaker in an exciting, innovative and collaborative project.
One of the many accomplished women painting on bark in Arnhen Land, Marrnyula readily extends her visual practice to print medium, both traditional values and practices and images of contemporary Arnhem Land life find a place in her art.