Shirley Anne Macnamara (born 1949) is an Australian Indigenous artist from the Indjilanji/Alyewarre language group of North West Queensland best known for her woven spinifex sculptures.
Shirley Macnamara | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 |
| Known for | Sculpture, Painting |
Early life and education
editMacnamara grew up on a cattle station near Camooweal, Queensland, where her family worked. She began her education at Camooweal State School.[1] From 1989 she attended Australian Flying Arts School workshops in Queensland, working in watercolour.[1] She also worked with mixed media, installation and sculpture before turning to weaving local spinifex to create organic forms.[1]
Work
editUsing the abundant spinifex grass in her people's country in northwest Queensland her weavings reflect the environment, intertwining the landscape with her personal and ancestral stories.[2]
Exhibitions, collections, awards
editSolo exhibitions
edit- 'Dyinala, Nganinya', Queensland Art Gallery (21 September 2019 – 1 March 2020)[3][4]
- 'Layered Threads', University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane (18 August – 24 November 2018)[5]
- 'Maardi Butala', Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne (14–25 March 2017)[6]
- 'Race against time', Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne (14 October – 7 November 2014)[7]
Group exhibitions
edit- 15 Artists, Redcliffe Art Gallery, Moreton Bay Regional Council, Queensland, 2019[8]
- 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (8 December 2012 – 14 April 2013).[9]
Public collections
edit- Campbelltown Arts Centre[10]
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra[11]
- Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
- Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
Awards
edit- 2017 Wandjuk Markira Memorial Three-Dimensional Award, 34th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
References
edit- ^ a b c The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture. Oxford University Press. 2000. p. 633. ISBN 0195506499.
- ^ Blake, Rebecca. "Shirley Macnamara". Artonview. 99 Spring 2019: 19.
- ^ "SHIRLEY MACNAMARA DYINALA, NGANINYA". QAGOMA What's On. QAGOMA. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Shirley Macnamara: Dyinala, Nganinya. Brisbane, Qld.: QAGOMA. 2019. ISBN 9781921503979.
- ^ Helmrich, Michele (7 September 2018). "Shirley Macnamara: Layered threads". Past Exhibitions 2018. UQ Art Museum. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "SHIRLEY MACNAMARA: MAARDI BUTALA 2017". Previous Exhibitions. Alcaston Gallery. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "SHIRLEY MACNAMARA - RACE AGAINST TIME". Past Exhibitions. Alcaston Gallery. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "15 Artists 2019". Moreton Bay Regional Galleries & Museums. Moreton Bay Regional Galleries & Museums. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "APT7". Past Exhibitions. QAGOMA. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Artist List" (PDF). Collection. Campbelltown Arts Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Shirley Macnamara". Collection Search. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2020.