Vera Mbitjana Williams b. 1966

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Pitjantjatjara speaker also fluent in five other Central Australian languages. A dedicated artist in the media of screenprint and fabric design, and more recently, canvas lithography and etching. She was the "Best Developing Artist in SA" in 1989 and, since then, her work has been widely exhibited in Australia and overseas.
Name
Vera Mbitjana Williams
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Birth date
1966
Birth place
Alice Springs, NT
Active Period
  • c.1984 - c.1994
  • 1988-
  • 1984
Residence
  • 1987- Ernabella, SA
  • Alice Springs, NT
  • Hermannsburg, NT
  • Amoongana (Amoonguna), NT
Training
  • 1993 University of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
  • Ernabella Arts, Ernabella, SA
  • Alice Springs, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Pitjantjatjara
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary