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Latitude
-22.2619822
Longitude
131.8081527
Start Date
1962-01-01
End Date
1962-01-01

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Sources

ID
tb9abb

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/yvonne-nampijinpa-robertson
Birth Place
Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT, Australia
Biography
Born at Yuendumu in 1962, Yvonne is a Warlpiri speaker whose country is Watiyawanu, to the east of Yuendumu. In 1984, she started painting wooden artefacts and later her Ngurlu (Seed) and Rain Dreamings on canvas. While living in Yuendumu, she sold her works through Warlukurlangu Artists, and later to shops and galleries in Alice Springs. She now lives in Alice Springs, where she is attending the Bridging Course at the Institute for Aboriginal Development through which she became involved with the Jukurrpa artists’ co-operative, based at the Institute. Writers: Johnson, Vivien Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1962
Summary
Born at Yuendumu in 1962, Yvonne is a Warlpiri speaker whose country is Watiyawanu, to the east of Yuendumu. In 1984, she started painting wooden artefacts and later her Ngurlu (Seed) and Rain Dreamings on canvas, initially for Warlukurlangu Artists, later for shops and galleries in Alice Springs.
Gender
Female
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed