Valerie Napanangka Patterson b. c.1955

  • Artist (Painter)
Despite having no formal training as a linguist, Valerie translated 'Stormboy' into Warlpiri and gathered most of the material for the 'Stories from Lajamanu' publication. The stories depicted in her paintings include Women Dreaming, Ngalyipi and Warna.
Name
Valerie Napanangka Patterson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • translator (ANZSIC code: 6999) (translator Valerie translated Stormboy into Warlpiri so the teachers could have a novel for the children to study in Warlpiri - one of the longest vernacular English novel translations ever)
Birth date
c.1955
Birth place
Lajamanu, NT
Residence
  • Lajamanu, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Janyinki
Dreaming
  • Warna
  • Ngalyipi
  • Women
  • Mardukuja-mardukuja (karna)
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary