Details of Dada Samson
About
Dada was born around 1933 at Old Jigalong (a ration depot situated on the Rabbit Proof Fence) before the Jigalong mission was established. She walked around the country east of Jila Kurru with her mother, father and three brothers. Her parents were both Kartujarra. Dada's old father heard that there were rations at Jigalong and took his family there for flour, tea and sugar. When the family left the desert and walked to Jigalong they met up with the Samson, Kelly, Jeffries, Atkins, Sammy and Kadibil families who are also all Kartujarra people.
Dada went to school for a short time and was taught by Mrs Battye, the first school teacher at Jigalong. Her husband worked with camels at Old Jigalong and he and his brother were bosses for Jigalong Station. Dada later worked at Sylvania Station with her husband. She stayed around Jigalong and continues to live there with her children and many grandchildren. Dada is a very senior woman in Jigalong and manages the community's art shed while maintaining her own consumate arts practice.
MEDIUM
Painting- acrylic on canvas
Basket weaving
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Warla Tjartrjal - Edge of the Lake, Short St. Gallery, Broome , WA
2010 Martumili Group Exhibition, AP Bond Gallery, Adelaide, SA
2009 Nintijunu (Teaching), Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney
2009 Wangka-Lampaju (Our Story), Randell LAne Gallery, Perth
2009 Warranpalampaju kayili yaninpa (Our country travelling north), Raft Art Space, Darwin, NT
2009 Puntu Kurnu (Belongs to the People), Newman Visitors Centre, WA
2009 Warranpalampa (Our Country) , William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
2009 Yankuni Laju Karnkani Kujungka ( We are travelling together by air) ReDot Gallery, Singapore
2008 Jitirangu (Rainbow), Randell Lane Gallery, Perth
2008 Ngurra Waltja Wakarni (we are painting country), Short St. Gallery, Broome. WA
2008 Laltu tujuparaku, yulpalpa yirnaparaku (Lots of women, little bit men), Aboriginal & Pacific Art , Sydney. NSW
2008 Martumili Artists, Port Hedland Courthouse Arts Centre and Gallery, Port Hedland, WA
2007 Martu-la wakarnu kuwarri wiyaju, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne.
COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Victoria
National Museum of Australia
Monash University
Artworks of Dada Samson
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