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

Description

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ID
tb9a3d

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/april-napaljarri-spencer
Birth Place
Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT, Australia
Biography
Born at Yuendumu c.1965. A Warlpiri speaker, her country is Yarripilangu and Goanna and Ngalyipi (snake vine) Dreamings her usual subjects. She lives in Alice Springs, but has connections with the community at Kiwirrkura. She began painting in 1989 after watching her brother, Andrew Spencer Japaljarri , when she was living at Hidden Valley. Her brother taught her about their father’s Dreamings. 'I dance and paint for the Dreaming’. She worked with the Jukurrpa group based at the I.A.D. in Alice Springs in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Writers: Johnson, Vivien Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. c.1965
Summary
Contemporary Aboriginal artist originally from Yuendumu NT, her work is centred on her Dreaming stories.
Gender
Female
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed