Mawalan Marika (c. 1908–1967), ceremonial leader, political activist and artist, was leader of the Rirratjingu clan, upon whose Arnhem Land country the Yirrkala Mission was established in the mid-1930s.
1 portrait in the collection
Purchased 2015
Dr B Marika AO (1954–2021), Yolgnu leader, printmaker, arts administrator, environmentalist and cultural activist, was a member of the renowned Marika family of artists and activists.
2 portraits in the collection
Wandjuk Marika OBE (1927–1987), artist and activist, was a Rirrratjingu (Yolgnu) Elder, and a member of the Marika family of artists from the Gove Peninsula, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.
1 portrait in the collection
Gift of Leo Christie 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Gift of the artist 2022
Purchased 2004
The Gallery would like to acknowledge and thank the people who contributed their time and expertise to participate in the development of this DIAP.
A not-for-profit Aboriginal owned and run art centre, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists in Mparntwe/Alice Springs are known for their unique and distinctive soft sculptures that reveal stories and experiences of life in their community.
Luritja woman Rhonda Sharpe was born in 1977 in Alice Springs and is an artist working out of Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, in the Larapinta Valley Town Camp.
2 portraits in the collection
Dr Sarah Engledow, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2017 Prize.
