Betsy Napangardi Lewis (c. 1940–2008) was born at Kunajarryi, west of Yuendumu, Northern Territory and became a noted Warlpiri artist across the course of her career. As a child, Lewis moved to Mount Doreen Station and attended the Yuendumu School. She lived in Yuendumu for the rest of her life, splitting her time between there and the neighbouring community of Nyirripi. Known to be a strong woman who possessed a confrontational nature, Lewis began painting in the 1990s and in 1999 transitioned to painting full-time for Warlukurlangu Artists, an arts centre based in Yuendumu. A prolific artist and a hard worker, Lewis would paint at the art centre each day, developing her unique style and experimenting with new techniques. Her main dreaming was Mina Mina, which was the focus of much of her work that featured movement through abstraction and colour. During her career Lewis exhibited extensively in group exhibitions across Australia.
