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Hessing, Mona, b. 1933
Late 20th century textile artist and weaver.
Rupert, Nura, b. 1933
Nura Rupert is a long-time member of Ernabella Arts Inc. She travelled to the Edinburgh Festival in 2001 to present 'Milpatjunanyi - Telling Stories in ...
Woods, Tjayanka, b. 1935
Senior Pitjantjatjara painter, carver and weaver based in Irrunytju whose paintings often depict aspects of the Kutjara Tjukurpa (Two Sister Dreaming).
Maynard, Muriel, b. 1937
Trawlwoolway artist born on Cape Barren Island who takes an experimental approach to the Aboriginal traditions of basket weaving and shell necklace making.
Short, Dorothy, b. 1938
Lockhart River artist, Dorothy Short works as a weaver creating coolamons and dillybags using grasses, shells and seeds from around her country.
Watson, Nyankulya Eileen, b. 1938
Senior Pitjantjatjara painter and weaver who was born at Palkarli rockhole near Inurantja (Mt Aloysius) in Western Australia.
Winsley, Joyce, b. 1938
Narrogin weaver specialising in figurative sculpture.
Sailor, Grace, b. 1939
Yorta Yorta weaver who learnt the craft from Gunditjmara weaver Connie Hart, and participated in the 2006 'Our Mob' Exhibition at the Adelaide Festival Centre.
Connelly, Lucy Williams, b. 1940
Waradgerie painter, wood burner, emu egg carver and basket maker based in Swan Hill, Victoria. Trained in bark painting and wood burning by her father, ...
Giblet, 'Queen' Elizabeth, b. 1940
'Queen' Elizabeth Giblet is a maker of Bora beads and puunyas (dilly-bags). Her bags are crafted from various natural materials including wahtul grass, pandanus leaf ...
Lawrence, Lila, b. 1940
Lila Lawrence is a painter, printmaker, weaver and ceramicist who works out of the Boolarng-Nangamai Aboriginal Art Studio in Gerringong, NSW. Her paintings often depict ...
Martin, Angampa, b. 1940
Senior Pitjanatjatjara artist based in Irrunytju, WA, whose paintings depict aspects of the Wati Kutjara (Two Water-Snake Men) Dreaming of her and her father's country.
McDonald, Martha, b. 1940
Martha McDonald Napaltjarri, daughter of founding Papunya Tula Artist Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, paints for Papunya Tjupi Art Centre in Papunya.
Newson, Lennah, b. 1940
Palawa artist whose basketweaving practice was informed by her love of the beaches of Flinders Island, Tasmania, where she spent most of her childhood.
Roberts, Tjawina, b. 1940
Painter, carver and weaver of the Pitjantjatjara language and cultural group who is based in Irrunytju, where she is also a strong community leader and ...
Dungay, Mabel, b. 1941
Mabel Dungay is a painter whose work depicts the memories she has of growing up on Burnt Bridge Mission near Kempsey, NSW as well as ...
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Koolmatrie, Yvonne, b. 1944
Celebrated Ngarrindjeri weaver, Koolmatrie represented Australia in the 1997 Venice Biennale alongside Judy Watson and Emily Kame Kngwarreye.
Ngallametta, Mavis, b. 1944
Mavis Ngallametta is an Elder for the Wik Women Weavers from the Wik and Kugu Art Centre in Aurukun, North Queensland. She was taught to ...
Omeenyo, Evelyn, b. 1944
Evelyn Omeenyo is a weaver of baskets and dilly bags using native grasses, lawyer cane, pandanus leaves and bora beads. In 2000 Omeenyo was invited ...
Bourke, Jean, b. 1945
Pitjantjatjara weaver, sculptor and painter based in Irrunytju who has been involved in training other community members in weaving practices and the making of natural ...