Winkie Napaljarri Spencer b. 1960

  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri artist who painted with the Jukurrpa group in Alice Springs. She has also carried out studies at the Institute for Aboriginal Development.

Born in Yuendumu in 1960, Winkie is a Warlpiri speaker, and Andrew Japaljarri Spencer’s sister. She now lives in Hidden Valley town camp in Alice Springs. Apart from Goanna Dreamings, she paints Flying Ant (Pamapardu) Dreaming from her mother’s country at Nyirrpi. She started painting in 1991 and sold most of her works through Jukurrpa artists’ co-operative – she was a student of the IAD Bridging Course.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011