Maureen Ward Nakamarra
Maureen Ward Nakamarra est née le 1/11/1989. Elle réside entre Kiwirrkurra et Alice Springs.
Maureen est la fille de Lorna Ward Napanangka, une artiste bien établie, connue pour sa personnalité tenace. Ses cartes quadrillées excentriques fournissent un contraste frappant avec les œuvres des autres femmes peintres. Sa volonté et sa persévérance ont jeté les bases de cette nouvelle vague, avec l’Art Gallery of NSW jusqu’à mener une exposition solo.
Maureen est aussi la petite fille du défunt Timmy Payungka Tjapangati, parmi les premiers du peuple Pintupi à être transférés dans la nouvelle colonie de Papunya. Timmy Payungka a été membre fondateur du Centre d’art Papunya Tula.
Maureen Ward Nakamarra
Birthplace: Kiwirrkurra, W.A.
Language Group: Pintupi
Family History: Maureen is the daughter of Lorna Ward Napanangka. Maureen now resides in both Kiwirrkura and Alice Springs. Lorna, Maureen’s mother, is a well established Western Desert artist, known for her tenacious personality. Her eccentric gridded maps provided a stark contrast to the early brightly coloured, fluid works of other female painters. Lorna’s willingness to persevere laid the foundations for this new wave, with the Art Gallery of NSW acquiring a large-scale work from a solo exhibition.
Maureen is also the grandchild of the late Timmy Payungka Tjapangati, among the first of the Pintupi people to be relocated to the new settlement at Papunya. Timmy Payungka was a founding member of the Papunya Tula Art Centre.
Dreamings: Maureen has been painting for a few years and has been highly influenced by her strong traditional painting lineage. Maureen is depicting women’s ceremonial sites of Marrapinti and Lake Mackay south west of Kiwirrkura. The ceremony which takes place here involves sharpening a piece of animal bone and using it to pierce the septum of the nose. Other information on these women’s ceremonies is privy only to the initiated.
Art Australien – Peintre aborigène – Peinture d’Australie
