Janet Nakamarra Long b. 1960

Also known as Janet Long
  • Artist (Painter)
One of the first artists to commence painting in Willowra (NT) in the late 1980s. A literacy worker at the local school, her bi-lingualism had also drawn her to roles in translation and research. She gathered biographical data for Willowra artists for this dictionary.
Name
Janet Nakamarra Long
Also known as Janet Long
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Translator (ANZSIC code: 6999)
  • Research Assistant (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Literacy Worker (ANZSIC code: P)
Birth date
1960
Birth place
Anningie, NT
Active Period
  • 1989-
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Wantapari
Dreaming
  • Witchetty Grub
  • Orphan Child
  • Snake
  • Frog
  • Wantapari
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary