Valerie Napanangka Patterson b. c.1955

  • Artist (Painter)
Despite having no formal training as a linguist, Valerie translated 'Stormboy' into Warlpiri and gathered most of the material for the 'Stories from Lajamanu' publication. The stories depicted in her paintings include Women Dreaming, Ngalyipi and Warna.
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Name
Valerie Napanangka Patterson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • translator (ANZSIC code: 6999) (translator Valerie translated Stormboy into Warlpiri so the teachers could have a novel for the children to study in Warlpiri - one of the longest vernacular English novel translations ever)
Birth date
c.1955
Birth place
Lajamanu, NT
Residence
  • Lajamanu, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Janyinki
Dreaming
  • Warna
  • Ngalyipi
  • Women
  • Mardukuja-mardukuja (karna)
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary

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References [<ExternalResource: Information sourced from Rockman, Peggy Napurrurla.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Nicholls, Christine.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Cataldi, Lee.>]