Mary Napangardi Brown b. c.1950

Also known as Mary Brown
  • Artist (Painter)
Pintupi artist and member of the Nyirrpi community. Her principal painting subject is Bush Tomato Dreaming from her country east of Lake Mackay (NT).

Born near Mt Doreen c. 1950, Mary Brown is a Pintupi/Warlpiri speaker who lived at Nyirrpi before moving to Kintore. She paints Bush Tomato Dreaming for her country, which is east of Lake Mackay. She has been painting since the late ’80s, when she joined other Nyirrpi artists in 1989 in doing a painting on the school wall.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien Note: primary biographer
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011