Lady Napaljarri b.

  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri/Anmatyerre artist who began painting designs associated with her traditional country, Willowra (NT).
Name
Lady Napaljarri
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
Birth place
Coniston, NT
Residence
  • Willowra
Training
  • 'I started painting when I was six years old. I've learnt ceremony dancing from my mother and grandma. I've learnt singing my song for the dancing about my country that went with the designs.'
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Wirliyajarrayi (Wirliyajarrayi Aboriginal Land Trust) (Willowra), NT
Dreaming
  • Jiri, Prickle
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Anmatyerre
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary