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Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves BIOGRAPHY
Born c. 1930 Tanami Desert, Australia. Known for: Aboriginal painting.
Lily is also known at Maggie Hargraves Nungarrayi. She was born at Jila Well (sometimes spelled Chilla/Tjila) in the Tanami Desert. Lily Hargraves commenced painting at the traditional painting... Read full biography
Lily is also known at Maggie Hargraves Nungarrayi. She was born at Jila Well (sometimes spelled Chilla/Tjila) in the Tanami Desert. Lily Hargraves commenced painting at the traditional painting course, which began in March-April 1986. Her depictions include Ngalyipi (Medicine/snake Vine) Mala... Read full biography
Lily is also known at Maggie Hargraves Nungarrayi. She was born at Jila Well (sometimes spelled Chilla/Tjila) in the Tanami Desert. Lily Hargraves commenced painting at the traditional painting course, which began in March-April 1986. Her depictions include Ngalyipi (Medicine/snake Vine) Mala (Wallaby) and Karnta (Women’s dreaming). From the outset, Lily approached her art with unbridled enthusiasm. Her paintings are characterised by liberally applied paint in swirls of colour. Being senior Law... Read full biography
Lily is also known at Maggie Hargraves Nungarrayi. She was born at Jila Well (sometimes spelled Chilla/Tjila) in the Tanami Desert. Lily Hargraves commenced painting at the traditional painting course, which began in March-April 1986. Her depictions include Ngalyipi (Medicine/snake Vine) Mala (Wallaby) and Karnta (Women’s dreaming). From the outset, Lily approached her art with unbridled enthusiasm. Her paintings are characterised by liberally applied paint in swirls of colour. Being senior Law women, she is responsible for supervising women’s song and dance ceremonies. After being widowed she married Popey Tjapanangka. Selected exhibitions:. 1989 “Yuendumu and Ramingining”, Melbourne;. Selected collections:. South Australian Museum,... Read full biography
Lily is also known at Maggie Hargraves Nungarrayi. She was born at Jila Well (sometimes spelled Chilla/Tjila) in the Tanami Desert. Lily Hargraves commenced painting at the traditional painting course, which began in March-April 1986. Her depictions include Ngalyipi (Medicine/snake Vine) Mala (Wallaby) and Karnta (Women’s dreaming). From the outset, Lily approached her art with unbridled enthusiasm. Her paintings are characterised by liberally applied paint in swirls of colour. Being senior Law women, she is responsible for supervising women’s song and dance ceremonies. After being widowed she married Popey Tjapanangka. Selected exhibitions:. 1989 “Yuendumu and Ramingining”, Melbourne;. Selected collections:. South Australian Museum, Adelaide; Musee National des Arts Africain et Oceaniens, Paris, France. Awa... Read full biography
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Maggie Hargraves Nungarrayi
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Lily is also known at Maggie Hargraves Nungarrayi. She was born at Jila Well (sometimes spelled Chilla/Tjila) in the Tanami Desert. Lily Hargraves commenced painting at the traditional painting course, which began in March-April 1986. Her depictions include Ngalyipi (Medicine/snake Vine) Mala (Wallaby) and Karnta (Women’s dreaming). From the outset, Lily approached her art with unbridled enthusiasm. Her paintings are characterised by liberally applied paint in swirls of colour.
Being senior Law women, she is responsible for supervising women’s song and dance ceremonies. After being widowed she married Popey Tjapanangka.
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