Nungurrayi, Mary Dixon (b 1942)

Emu Hunt

Category Richard Kelton Collection of Aboriginal Art

Size	36"x24"
Medium	Acrylic on linen
Item #	$3500

Description

Mary Dixon Nungurrayi (Born 1942) lives in the Australian outback. She is one of the earliest of the

Aboriginal dot painters.

Born near Mt Liebig, east of Papunya, in the Northern Territory of Australia, she grew up in the aboriginal community of Haasts Bluff. Her parents, originally from the South Tanami region, brought

her back to Papunya to live and attend school.

Mary met and married artist Colin Dixon in Papunya, and they moved with their four children to the community of Mt Liebig when it was created. As a result, she has connections with many Aboriginal communities and is inspired by their dream stories.

In 1994, Witchetty Grub and Snake Dreaming

was exhibited at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena.

Provenance:

1990; Helen Loveridge, Outback Alive, Kuranda, Queensland,; Exhibited: Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, 1994,

Code 011; acquired in 1991; Richard Kelton

Collection, Santa Monica.

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Nungurrayi, Mary Dixon (b 1942)

Emu Hunt

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