TLCMap Gazetteer of Historical Australian Places

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Lawrence Watson

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

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

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DAAO URL: https://www.daao.org.au/bio/lawrence-watson
Birth Place: Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT, Australia
Biography: Born Yuendumu c.1962 and a Warlpiri speaker whose Dreamings are Ngapa (Water) and Yankirri (Emu). Lawrence Watson was one of the youngest male artists working with Warlukurlangu Artists in the early 1990s. He began painting in 1988 and exhibiting in 1989. In 1990 the artist’s work was included in Tigari Lia, Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Australia at the Third Eye Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. His work combines elements of the older artists’ approach such as asymmetrical layouts, with an exuberant exploration of the stylistic possibilities of Western Desert art. Writers: Johnson, Vivien Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born: b. c.1962
Summary: Warlpiri artist from Yuendumu, NT. In 1990 Watson's work was included in the exhibition 'Tigari Lia, Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Australia' at the Third Eye Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
Gender: Male
Died: None listed
Age at death: None listed