Narrabri Nakamarra
(1950 - Haasts Bluff, Australia - 2010 )
“Women’s Ceremony”
acrylic on canvas: 205 x 198 cm;
painted in 2008
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Notes
Narrabri Nakamarra was born in Haasts Bluff, not too far from Alice Springs, in central Australia, but the family soon moved to Papunya. Her mother is Makinti Napanangka, a celebrated Papunya Tula artist who won the 2008 Telstra award. Narabri Nakamara’s sister -in-law Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri.won the same award in 2006. So from being a young child, Narabri was exposed to painting.
Narrabri started to paint in 1999. Her style was heavily influenced by that of her mother, particularly in the use of straight lines representing sand hills and her exploration of themes associated with Lupulnga, the woman’s ceremonial site that her mother is custodian of. However her work prior to her passing, she had definitely developed her own distinctive style. Central Art showcased her work in the exhibition ‘Amazing Women of the Desert. She sadly passed away in June 2010.
Provenance
- purchased directly from the artist by Whitford Fine Art;
- with Douwes Fine Art, Amsterdam.
Expertise
- Adrian Mibus, dd. 28 May 2009, London, Whitford Fine Art.
Group Exhibitions
- 2003, Papunya Tula Artists – A Gift from the Desert, Utopia Art Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;
- 2004, Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney NSW;
- 2005, New Ideas, Utopia Art, Sydney, NSW;
- 2005, Rising Stars, Gabriella Pizzi Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria;
- 2005, New Works from the Western Desert, Indigenart, Perth, Western Australia;
- 2006, Journeys of the Dreamtime: An Exhibition of Australian Aboriginal Art from the Central and Western Deserts and Cape York Peninsula, Beijing Blue, Hong Kong;
- 2006, Across the Board, Utopia Art Sydney, New South Wales;
- 2006, The Peter Bailie Art Award, Flinders University City Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia;
- 2006, A Particular Collection, Utopia Art Sydney, New South Wales;
- 2006, Paintings by Papunya Tula Artists, Suzanne O’Connell Gallery, Brisbane, Queensland;
- 2009, Rockholes and Claypans, Red Desert Gallery, Eumundi.