The life and art of Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri
🖌️ The life and art of Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri, The master from Marnpi
How did a non-Indigenous man write the authorised biography of a Western Desert artist he never met?
Author Dr Alec O'Halloran talks about Namarari’s life and art to reveal the 19-year journey of reconciliation, challenges and the rewards he experienced. What happened in my first meeting with his widow, Elizabeth Marks Nakamarra, at the remote Pintupi settlement, Kintore, deep in the south-west of the Northern Territory? How was I able to visit isolated Aboriginal sites that appear in Namarari’s paintings? How did Namarari’s voice convince me to study his life and art more closely? I could never have predicted how this project would unfold or how grateful I would be to the many Pintupi people who became my teachers.
CHANGES: A reminder that this event is now online @ 2pm, 3rd Oct. If you would like to join us please email for the Zoom details.
How did a non-Indigenous man write the authorised biography of a Western Desert artist he never met?
Author Dr Alec O'Halloran talks about Namarari’s life and art to reveal the 19-year journey of reconciliation, challenges and the rewards he experienced. What happened in my first meeting with his widow, Elizabeth Marks Nakamarra, at the remote Pintupi settlement, Kintore, deep in the south-west of the Northern Territory? How was I able to visit isolated Aboriginal sites that appear in Namarari’s paintings? How did Namarari’s voice convince me to study his life and art more closely? I could never have predicted how this project would unfold or how grateful I would be to the many Pintupi people who became my teachers.
CHANGES: A reminder that this event is now online @ 2pm, 3rd Oct. If you would like to join us please email for the Zoom details.
Tuesday 3 October 2023 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (UTC+11)
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Prahran Mechanics' Institute Victorian History Library
39 St. Edmonds Road, PRAHRAN VICTORIA 3181
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The life and art of Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri
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