Peggy Napangardi Brown b. 1945 Coniston Station, NT

  • Artist (Painter)
An Anmatyerre artist who in the late 1980s was a member of Jukurrpa artists' co-operative in Alice Springs. Peggy Brown's principal subject matter is the Yuelamu Honey Ant from her traditional country Mt Allan.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1994
Name
Peggy Napangardi Brown
Birth date
c.1945
Birth place
Coniston Station, NT
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • Alice Springs, NT
Languages
  • English
Training
  • Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and her grandfather taught her to paint
Is Indigenous
Yes
Heritage Country
  • Mt Allan, NT
Dreaming
  • Honey Ant
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary

Born at Coniston Station c. 1945 of the Anmatyerre tribe, Peggy Brown is the daughter of Mt Allan headman Frank Japanangka . When she was a young girl, she was taught to paint by her grandfather and by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri . Her country is also Mt Allan, and she paints the Yuelamu Honey Ant Dreaming. She now lives in Alice Springs, where she has sold her works through the Corkwood Gallery and Jukurrpa artists’ co-operative.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
1932
Artist (Painter), Artist (Carver)
taught her to paint (as did her grandfather)
child of
Frank Japanangka
1925
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Frank Japanangka
1925
Artist (Painter)
child of
Frank Japanangka
1925
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Jukurrpa Artists
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
None
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Corkwood Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
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