Details of Janice Nixon (Yuwali)
About
Yuwali was born in the desert at Yulpu soak around 1947 and lived nomadically in the Percival lakes area. Yuwali's first contact with Europeans occured in 1964 when the government sought to clear Martu people out of an area destined for military weapons testing. A Patrol Officer pursued her family for many weeks, and she has since detailed this saga in her book, 'Cleared Out: First Contact in the Western Desert', co-authored with Sue Davenport and Peter Johnson (Aboriginal Studies Press, 2005). After living at Jigalong mission, Yuwali worked on pastoral stations and returned to Punmu in 1982 as a foundational community member.
MEDIUM
Painting- acrylic on canvas
Basket weaving
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 - Warla Tjartrjal - Edge of the Lake, Short St. Gallery, Broome
2010 - Martumili Group Exhibition, AP Bond gallery, Adelaide
2009 - Yankuni Laju Karnkani Kukungka (We Are Travelling Together By Air), ReDot Gallery, Singapore
2009 - Warranpalampa (Our Country), William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
2009 - Puntu Kurnu (Belongs to the People), Newman Visitors Centre, Newman
2008 - Jitirangu (Rainbow), Randell Lane Gallery, Perth
2008 - Martumili Artists Recent Works, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
2008 - Laltu Tujuparaku, Yulpalpa Yirnaparaku (Lots of Women, Little Bit Men), Aboriginal and Pacific Art Gallery, Sydney
2008 - Ngurra Waltja Wakarni (We Are Painting Country), Short St Gallery, Broome
2008 - Martumili Artists, Port Hedland Courthouse Arts Centre and Gallery, POrt Hedland
2007 - Martu-la Wakarnu Kuwarri Wiyaju, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
Artworks of Janice Nixon (Yuwali)
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