Eileen Yaritja Stevens b. c.1915

Also known as Yaritja
  • Artist (Painter)
Eileen Yaritja Stevens was born circa 1915-19 and was raised in the remote Western Desert of Australia, where she lived until she passed away in early 2008. Known for her vibrant palette, she is acknowledged as one of the most significant contemporary Pitjatjantjara artists.
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Name
Eileen Yaritja Stevens
Also known as Yaritja
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1915
Birth place
Makiri Homeland, South Australia, Makiri, SA
Birth note
To the south of Nyapari.
Death date
2008
Residence
  • Ernabella Mission
  • c.1915 - c.2008 Western Desert (Nyapari & Makiri )
Indigenous Australian
 
Dreaming
  • Wanampi - Rainbow Snake Ancestral Men
  • Minyma Tjala Tjukurpa - Ancestral Honey Ant Women
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Pitjatjantjara
  • Ngaanyatjarra
  • Yankunytjatjara
Languages
  • English

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References [<ExternalResource: 'Information sourced from Amanda Dent'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Interviews with Eileen Yaritja Stevens'.>, <ExternalResource: Nicholls, Christine (November/December 2007), 'A Voyage into the Land, feature article about Eileen Yaritja Stevens and her work', Asian Art News Volume 17 Number 6, Hong Kong, pp 102-106, ISSN Number # 1023-5884.>, <ExternalResource: Stevens, Eileen Yaritja, Nicholls, Christine J., Boyd, Amy, & Anderson, Vivien (2007), 'Eileen Yaritja Stevens: MINYMA KUTJU - ONE WOMAN, Vivien', Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, ISBN 978-0-9803733-1-8.>, <ExternalResource: (2007), 'Jukurrpa Diary 2007', IAD Press Alice Springs, NT, IAD Press Alice Springs.>, <ExternalResource: 'Personal communication between the artist and the author, 2007.'.>, <ExternalResource: (2006), 'Jukurrpa Diary 2006', IAD Press Alice Springs, NT.>, <ExternalResource: (2006), 'Jukurrpa Calendar 2006', IAD Press Alice Springs, NT.>, <ExternalResource: (2008), 'Jukurrpa Diary, 2008', IAD Press Alice Springs, NT.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch A., McCulloch S., McCulloch-Childs, E., (2006), 'The New McCulloch's Encyclopaedia of Australian Art, 4th Edition', AusArt Melbourne & the Miegunyah Press, p 14, p 58.>] [<ExternalResource: 'Information sourced from Amanda Dent'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Interviews with Eileen Yaritja Stevens'.>, <ExternalResource: Nicholls, Christine (November/December 2007), 'A Voyage into the Land, feature article about Eileen Yaritja Stevens and her work', Asian Art News Volume 17 Number 6, Hong Kong, pp 102-106, ISSN Number # 1023-5884.>, <ExternalResource: Stevens, Eileen Yaritja, Nicholls, Christine J., Boyd, Amy, & Anderson, Vivien (2007), 'Eileen Yaritja Stevens: MINYMA KUTJU - ONE WOMAN, Vivien', Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, ISBN 978-0-9803733-1-8.>, <ExternalResource: (2007), 'Jukurrpa Diary 2007', IAD Press Alice Springs, NT, IAD Press Alice Springs.>, <ExternalResource: 'Personal communication between the artist and the author, 2007.'.>]