Place of birth Rilyi-rilyi, 1930 or earlier. A very old man, Ronnie Lawson is Pintupi/Warlpiri and is well-known and liked by everyone in Lajamanu for the sweetness of his disposition. His country is Rilyi-rilyi and his Dreamings Karnta (Women), Janmarda (Bush Onion) and Wintiki. A Ronnie Lawson painting of Pituri Dreaming features on the cover of an award winning thesis on adult education at Lajamanu by David MacLeay and another of Bush Bean on the cover of the catalogue of the Donald Kahn collection, which toured USA and Europe in1991-2. Ronnie often worked with his wife Louisa Lawson Napaljarri , both highly regarded painters. Ronnie Lawson started painting in 1986 in the Traditional Painting course organised by the TAFE Unit at Lajamanu school.
- Writers:
- Johnson, Vivien
- Date written:
- 1994
- Last updated:
- 2011
