Mavis Nakamarra b. 1938

  • Artist (Painter)
Anmatyerre artist who resides at Yuelamu (Mt Allan), although she has also spent time with her mother in Hermannsburg (NT). Hazel Hawke, the wife of the then Prime Minister, purchased her "Yala Dreaming" in 1988.
Name
Mavis Nakamarra
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1938
Active Period
  • c.1988-
Residence
  • Ntaria (Hermannsburg), NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Yuelamu (Mt Allan), NT
Dreaming
  • Bush Onion
  • Yala, Bush Potato
  • Caterpillar
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Anmatyerre
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary