Meggerie Napanangka Brown b. 1965

  • Artist (Painter)
A Warlpiri artist and member of the Yuendumu community, with connections in Willowra (NT). Brown also painted with the Jukurrpa group based at the Institute of Aboriginal Development in Alice Springs (NT).

Born at Yuendumu in 1965, and a Warlpiri speaker, Meggerie Brown’s country is Mt Theo and her Dreamings are Bush Tomato and Bush Banana. She lives in Yuendumu, has connections with Willowra community, but works with the Jukurrpa group based in Alice Springs. 'When I was fourteen, I used to watch the old women painting at the Warlukurlangu Gallery at Yuendumu. My mother showed me how to paint my Dreamings. I sold my first painting when I was about seventeen.’

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011