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Latitude
-22.2619822
Longitude
131.8081527
Start Date
1965-01-01
End Date
1965-01-01

Description

Sources

ID
tb9a3e

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/meggerie-napanangka-brown
Birth Place
Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT, Australia
Biography
Born at Yuendumu in 1965, and a Warlpiri speaker, Meggerie Brown’s country is Mt Theo and her Dreamings are Bush Tomato and Bush Banana. She lives in Yuendumu, has connections with Willowra community, but works with the Jukurrpa group based in Alice Springs. 'When I was fourteen, I used to watch the old women painting at the Warlukurlangu Gallery at Yuendumu. My mother showed me how to paint my Dreamings. I sold my first painting when I was about seventeen.’ Writers: Johnson, Vivien Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1965
Summary
A Warlpiri artist and member of the Yuendumu community, with connections in Willowra (NT). Brown also painted with the Jukurrpa group based at the Institute of Aboriginal Development in Alice Springs (NT).
Gender
Female
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed