Jeannie Nungarrayi Egan b. 1948

  • Artist (Painter)
A Warlpiri artist of Yuendumu, Jeannie Egan's bold distinctive style won the National Aboriginal Art Award and the Rothman's Foundation Award in 1987. Her work has been included in major exhibitions in Australia and overseas, including the acclaimed "Aratjara" which toured Europe in the mid 1990s.
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Name
Jeannie Nungarrayi Egan
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1948
Active Period
  • 1987-
Residence
  • Yuendumu, Northern Territory
Indigenous Australian
 
Dreaming
  • Parlukurlangu (Giant)
  • Miinypa (Native Fuschia)
  • Yarumayi (White Ochre)
  • Wanakiji (Bush Plum)
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Warlukurlangu Artists, Yuendumu, NT

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References [<ExternalResource: Brody, A. (1990), 'Contemporary Aboriginal Art: Robert Holmes à Court Collection', Heytesbury Holdings, Perth, WA.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Tyson, Geraldine.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from James, Glenn.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennard, Christine.>]