Regina Pilawuk Wilson b. 1948

  • Artist (Weaver),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Regina Wilson was born in 1948 at Wudikapildyerr, in the Daly River region of the Northern Territory. Together with her husband, Harold Wilson, Regina founded the Peppimenarti (meaning 'large rock') Community as a permanent settlement for the Ngangikurrungurr people in the Daly River region, south west of Darwin in 1973. Regina was a master weaver before taking up acrylic painting in 2001. She won the General Painting category of the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award in 2003 for a golden syaw (fish-net) painting.
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spouse of
Harold Wilson
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sibling of
Margaret Kundu
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sibling of
Mabel Jimarin
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relative of
Nikki Carabetta
1948
Artist (Painter)
Peppimenarti artist

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Related recognitions
  • Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales (received)
  • Telstra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (received)
  • Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales (received)
  • Telstra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (received)