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Latitude
-31.0798092
Longitude
152.842289
Start Date
1947-01-01
End Date
1947-01-01

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ID
tb9dbf

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/beverly-l-king
Birth Place
Kempsey, NSW, Australia
Biography
Beverly L. King was born in Kempsey, NSW in 1947. King is an elder of the Dhungutti tribe of the Kempsey area. When signing her acrylic on canvas paintings she uses both her birth name and her “artist” name, Dutjira Barunbatai, meaning “teacher of the dreamtime”. This name was given to her by Uncle Leeton Smith and Great Grand Aunty Rita Scott. King was educated in Sydney where she was trained as an Aboriginal Education Assistant and Aboriginal Resource Researcher. King was a finalist in the 2005 Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize and states in the accompanying catalogue that her “current goal is to research and express her and her husband’s (a Bundjalung man from Lismore, NSW) tribal history in paintings. Writers: Allas, Tess Date written: 2008 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1947
Summary
Beverly L. King, painter, was a finalist in the 2005 Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize. King is also known as Dutjira Barunbatai.
Gender
Female
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed