Mona Napaljarri Rockman b. c.1924

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Painter)
Mona Rockman started painting in 1986. She is one of five sisters who are all co-wives of an old man known as Jampo and who all paint except one. Mona and her sister and co-wife Peggy ROCKMAN Napaljarri have received recognition for their work through exposure at the National Gallery of Victoria.
Name
Mona Napaljarri Rockman
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1924
Birth place
Mongrel Downs, WA
Active Period
  • c.1986-
Residence
  • Lajamanu, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Jarluwangu
Dreaming
  • Warna (snake)
  • Ngatijirri (budgerigar)
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary