Andrew Japaljarri Spencer

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Contemporary Aboriginal artist, whose work in the 1980s pioneered the use of traditional iconography of the Western Desert to convey important and current messages related to Aboriginal health.
Name
Andrew Japaljarri Spencer
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Policeman (ANZSIC code: 7711) (Policeman at Kintore NT)
Active Period
  • 1988-
Residence
  • Alice Springs, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Yuendumu, NT
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary