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Valerie Napanangka Patterson

Layer: DAOO Artists with known birth places and birth years
Type: Other

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Latitude: -18.3357828
Longitude: 130.6359219
Start Date: 1955-01-01
End Date: 1955-01-01

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tb9c03

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DAAO URL: https://www.daao.org.au/bio/valerie-napanangka-patterson
Birth Place: Lajamanu, NT, Australia
Biography: Born in Lajamanu in c. 1955. Language/tribe Warlpiri. Lives at Lajamanu. Country Janyinki. Dreamings Mardukuja-mardukuja (karna) – Women Dreaming, Ngalyipi, Warna. Valerie gathered most of the material for the Stories from Lajamanu publication. Though she did not go to school until she was 12 and has no formal training as a linguist, she recently translated Stormboy into Warlpiri so the teachers could have a novel for the children to study in Warlpiri – one of the longest vernacular English novel translations ever. Writers: Johnson, Vivien Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born: b. c.1955
Summary: Despite having no formal training as a linguist, Valerie translated 'Stormboy' into Warlpiri and gathered most of the material for the 'Stories from Lajamanu' publication. The stories depicted in her paintings include Women Dreaming, Ngalyipi and Warna.
Gender: Female
Died: None listed
Age at death: None listed