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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associate of
Colleen Mundy
Artist (Weaver)
Fellow Palawa basketweaver mentored by Lennah Newson
relative of
Verna Nichols
1947
Artist, Artist (Weaver), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Colleen Mundy
1940
Artist (Weaver)
Newson, Lennah: Traditional weaver from Tasmania who taught Mundy how to weave. / Mundy, Colleen: Fellow Palawa basketweaver mentored by Lennah Newson
associate of
Verna Nichols
1940
Artist, Artist (Weaver), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Artist (Ceramist)
relative of
Verna Nichols
1940
Artist, Artist (Weaver), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Artist (Ceramist)
deceased 2005
associate of
Lou Triffitt
1940
Artist, Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
friend, Tasmanian Aboriginal artist, deceased.

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Related stub people
  • West, Auntie Ida (child of)
Related people
  • Mundy, Colleen (associate of)
  • Nichols, Verna (relative of)
Related works
  • River reed basket 1 (creator of)
  • Basket [river reed] (creator of)
Related collections
  • Bagdad Primary School, Bagdad, TAS (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Added to the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women, for service to Aboriginal affairs and the arts. (received)
Related events
  • Twining Culture: NAIDOC Week exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Beyond the Pale: Contemporary Indigenous Art: 2000 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Woven Forms - Contemporary Basket Making in Australia (exhibited at)