Yvonne Nampijinpa Robertson b. 1962

  • Artist (Painter)
Born at Yuendumu in 1962, Yvonne is a Warlpiri speaker whose country is Watiyawanu, to the east of Yuendumu. In 1984, she started painting wooden artefacts and later her Ngurlu (Seed) and Rain Dreamings on canvas, initially for Warlukurlangu Artists, later for shops and galleries in Alice Springs.
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Name
Yvonne Nampijinpa Robertson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1962
Birth place
Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT
Active Period
  • 1984
Residence
  • Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT
  • Alice Springs, NT
Training
  • Bridging Course, Institute for Aboriginal Development, Alice Springs, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Watiyawanu
Dreaming
  • Rain Dreamings
  • Ngurlu (Seed)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary

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