Lennah Newson b. 24 July 1940

Also known as Lennah West
  • Artist (Weaver)
Palawa artist whose basketweaving practice was informed by her love of the beaches of Flinders Island, Tasmania, where she spent most of her childhood.
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exhibited at
Twining Culture: NAIDOC Week exhibition
Date
2005
Place
Moonah Art Centre, Hobart, TAS
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Woven Forms - Contemporary Basket Making in Australia
Date
2005
Place
Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
Tactility: two centuries of Indigenous objects, textiles and fibre
Date
2003
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://nga.gov.au/Exhibition/Tactility/Default.cfm?MnuID=1
exhibited at
Beyond the Pale: Contemporary Indigenous Art: 2000 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art
Date
2001
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition

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References [<ExternalResource: Women Tasmania website (2006), 'Lennah (Aunty Lennah) Newson - Tasmanian Honour Role of Women'.>, <ExternalResource: Department of Education, Tasmania (2004), ''Artists and Place' Flash Presentation for education purposes', url:, .>, <ExternalResource: Blackwood, Fiona (reporter) (23 May 2003), '"Auntie Ida West tells us of about her life's battles and triumphs" transcript', Stateline Tasmania, ABC Online.>, <ExternalResource: Barbara Pongratz (reporter) (12 September 2003), 'Vale Ida West', ABC Stateline Tasmania.>, <ExternalResource: Lehman, Greg; Croft, Brenda (curator) (2000), ''Beyond the Pale: Contemporary Indigenous Art' catalogue, p. 29-33, 104', Art Gallery Board of South Australia, Adelaide.>, <ExternalResource: Newson, Lennah (2003), 'Artist's Statement for "Tactility" exhibition', National Gallery of Australia website.>] [<ExternalResource: Women Tasmania website (2006), 'Lennah (Aunty Lennah) Newson - Tasmanian Honour Role of Women'.>, <ExternalResource: Department of Education, Tasmania (2004), ''Artists and Place' Flash Presentation for education purposes', url:, .>]