Mavis Nakamarra b. 1938

  • Artist (Painter)
Anmatyerre artist who resides at Yuelamu (Mt Allan), although she has also spent time with her mother in Hermannsburg (NT). Hazel Hawke, the wife of the then Prime Minister, purchased her "Yala Dreaming" in 1988.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1994
Name
Mavis Nakamarra
Birth date
1938
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • Ntaria (Hermannsburg), NT
Active Period
  • c.1988-
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
Yes
Heritage Country
  • Yuelamu (Mt Allan), NT
Dreaming
  • Bush Onion
  • Yala, Bush Potato
  • Caterpillar
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary

Born in 1938 of the Anmatyerre tribe, Mavis Nakamarra’s traditional country is Mt Allan. She paints Caterpillar, Bush Potato, and Bush Onion Dreamings. One of her Yala Dreamings was sold to Hazel Hawke, the wife of the then Prime Minister, when she came to Mt Allan in 1988 to open the Yuelamu Museum and Art Gallery. Mavis lived for a time with her mother at Hermannsburg, but is now back in Mt Allan.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Hazel Hawke
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Yuelamu Museum and Art Gallery
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Yala Dreaming
Purchased by Hazel Hawke during her visit to Mt Allan in 1988.
1988
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Yuelamu Museum and Art Gallery, Yuelamu (Mt Allan), NT
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