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Latitude
-22.2619822
Longitude
131.8081527
Start Date
1955-01-01
End Date
1955-01-01

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ID
tb9c0c

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/isabel-napaljarri-spencer
Birth Place
Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT, Australia
Biography
Born in Yuendumu c.1955. Isabel is Andrew and Garth Japaljarri and April Napaljarri Spencer’s sister. She has spent most of her life in Yuendumu, moving into Alice Springs only in 1991. In Alice Springs, she was taught the techniques of acrylic painting by Rachel Napaljarri Jurra . Isabel paints Wardapi (Goanna) Dreaming, which she inherited from her father. She has strong connections to Willowra, Kiwirrkura and Yuendumu communities and is a Warlpiri speaker. In 1992/3 she attended the Literacy Course at IAD. Writers: Johnson, Vivien Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. c.1955
Summary
Warlpiri artist who was a resident of Yuendumu (NT) before moving to Alice Springs in 1991. She has studied at the Institute for Aboriginal Development (IAD) in Alice Springs.
Gender
Female
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed