Marlene Harold Australian, Yinjabarni, b. 1956

Marlene Harold was born on Mt Florence Station in the Millstream Tablelands. She did someschooling in Nullagine and Marble Bar, finishing her education in Roebourne when her familywas moved to the Roebourne Reserve. She has a son, two brothers and a sister. Marlenestarted painting late in 2006 at Yinjaa-Barni Art doing a TAFE short course in art and design. Aquiet yet active participant in class, she revealed herself to be an enthusiastic socialiser amongfriends and family, with a witty sense of humour and a strongartisticaptitude. Marlene enjoyslearning new techniques and quickly adapts them to her own style. This is reflected in the easewith which she currently moves between styles. Marlene employs a variety of techniques suchas dot painting with splatterand stick work to create herartworks. Her stick and splatter styleare very effective, with a choice of colours that complement each other and give her paintingsan impressionistic look. With her stick technique, sometimes using highly charged colours, atothertimes subtle blends of colour, Marlene creates striking pieces of contemporary art. Shelikes painting grasses and sites and ancestral stories from her country.In 2010 Marlene was invited to exhibit her works at the Japingka Gallery in Fremantle with threeother established artists from different areas in Australia. Marlene was the first of the Yinjaa-Barni Art members to be afforded this opportunity by Japingka, a reflection of her artisticstrength. Marlene has won two prizes at the Cossack Art Awards and is represented in manyprivate collections in Australia.