Maudie Nungarrayi Petersen b. 1937

  • Artist (Painter)
A Luritja speaker from Mt Liebig, Maudie Peterson transferred the painting skills she learnt decorating coolamons and boomerangs onto works on canvas in the mid 1980s.

Born at Napperby Station in 1937, Maudie grew up at Haasts Bluff, where she had the first of her two daughters. Her husband passed away in 1980. She has been painting – coolamons and boomerangs – since she was first married, but only in the last five years or so on canvas. A Luritja speaker, she paints Witchetty Grub (Kunatjarrayi) Dreaming, Napaltjarris Dreaming (from her grandfather) and Grandmother story. She lives at Mt Liebig.

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