'Black Snake' by Lorna Napurrula Fencer
Born: 1 January 1924
Died: December, 2006
Other names: Lorna Fencer Napurrula and Lorna Yulyulu Fencer Napurrula
Regioin: Lajamanu, Katherine, NT
Language group: Warlpiri
"Born at Yarturluyarturlu in Yumurrpa country, Tanami Desert, Lorna Fencer is a senior Law woman who has "painted up" for ceremonies all her life. She started painting on canvas only in 1986, after the introduction of the Traditional Painting Course in Lajamanu. Later she painted for the Warnayaka Art Centre. Her artwork is characterised by liberal quantities of paint and layering of colours one upon the other. Her Dreamings include: Yarla (Yam), Wapirti and Marlujarra. These Dreamings allow her to paint subjects such as the Bush Yam, Ngalatji (little white flower), Bush Tomato, Caterpillar, wallaby and certain men's stories."
Excerpt taken from: Birnber, M. & Kreczmanski, J.B. (2004) Aboriginal Artists: dictionary of bibliographies, J.B. Publishing, Australia.
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Exhibitions
2005
Lorna Napurrula Fencer: Recent Paintings, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney
All About Yumarrpa, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
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Group
Exhibitions
2005
Decouvrir, Rever, Investir, Australian Embassy, Paris, France
2004
The Dancers - Warlpiri Women, Art Mob, Hobart
Colour Power - Aboriginal
Art Post 1984, The Ian Potter Centre, NGV, Melbourne
21st
Telstra National Aborigainal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum
and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin.
2003
20th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award,
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin.
2002
Lorna Fencer - Inner Spring - New Works from the Tanami, Mary Place
Gallery, Sydney
Lorna Napurrula Fencer - The Big Picture, Vivien Anderson Gallery,
Melbourne
Lorna Napurrula Fencer, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle, WA
2001
Little Gems, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle, WA
2000
Opening of Yuwayi Art Centre, Yuwayi Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Lajamanu, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle, WA
1999
Yapa, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
United Nations Building New York, USA
Australian Embassy in Washington D.C
1998
Wild Warlpiri Women, Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery, Sydney
Warnayaka Warlpiri, Karen Brown Gallery, Darwin
6th Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Exhibition Building, Melbourne
Yulyulu, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
Australian Heritage Commission, Canberra
John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
1997
Me Warlpiri, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Women's Body Paint, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
1996
All About Art, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
1994
Yapakurlangu Wirrkardu, Batchelor College, Tennant Creek, NT
1991
Aboriginal Art and Spirituality, High Court of Australia Canberra, ACT
Paint Up Big: Warlpiri Women's Art from Lajamanu, National Gallery of
Victoria, Melbourne
Aboriginal Art, Australian Embassy, Washington USA
1988
People, Place and Art, Hilton International Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Awards
1997
- Lorna was granted the Gold Coast City Art Award
1997 - John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, National Gallery of Victoria
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Collections
Aboriginal Art
Museum, The Netherlands
Christensen Collection, held by Museum of Victoria, Melbourne
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
National Gallery of Australia
Canberra Australian Heritage Commission Collection
Canberra Holmes a Court Collection of Western Australia
Museum & Art Galleries of the NT, Darwin
Artbank, Sydney
Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast
Laverty Collection, Sydney
Gantner Myer Collection of Aboriginal Art
Margaret Carnegie Collection
Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth
Leewuin Estate