Nyukana Baker b. 1943

Also known as Baker Nyukana, Daisy Baker
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer ,
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Pitjantjatjara artist from Ernabella who began painting, designing and weaving in 1963 and producing batik in 1971. Her work is widely exhibited in Australia and overseas and is represented within a number of major art collections.
Name
Nyukana Baker
Also known as:
  • Baker Nyukana
  • Daisy Baker
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Designer
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Birth date
1943
Birth place
Ernabella, SA
Active Period
  • c.1971 -
  • c.1963 -
Residence
  • c.1943 - c.1963 Ernabella, SA
Training
  • 1975 Batik Institute, Jogjakata, Indonesia
  • 1990 Tandanya, Adelaide, SA (Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute)
  • - Ernabella school, Ernabella, SA
  • 1989 Cultural exchange at Tiwi Designs, Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, NT
  • 1982 Darwin, NT
  • 1975 Ernabella, SA
  • 1975 Batik Institute, Jogjakata, Indonesia
  • 1974 Darwin, NT
  • 1971 Ernabella, SA
  • c.1963 Craftroom, Ernabella mission, SA
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Kanypi
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Pitjantjatjara
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Ernabella Arts, SA