Martha Nakamarra Poulson
Born
1949
Birth place
Yuendumu
Community
Ali Curung - NT
Gender
Female
Languages
- Warlpiri
Skin Name
- Nakamarra
Martha Poulson Nakamarra was born in Yuendumu, before moving to Warrabri (now Ali Curung). Martha started painting around 2003 at the Ali Curung Womens' Centre, and was a founding member of Arlpwe Art and Culture Centre when it opened in 2008.
Martha depicts landscapes between Ali Curung and Yuendumu as well as bush foods, flowers and medicines. She paints in a remarkably eclectic range of styles, from almost completely abstracted to strictly figurative. In her age, Martha's work has developed a looseness which often leans towards the psychedelic.
Martha is a committed painter, walking across town from her home every morning to be one of the earliest to the ladies' painting studio. She is a proud Warlpiri lady and the matriarch of a big family.
Martha depicts landscapes between Ali Curung and Yuendumu as well as bush foods, flowers and medicines. She paints in a remarkably eclectic range of styles, from almost completely abstracted to strictly figurative. In her age, Martha's work has developed a looseness which often leans towards the psychedelic.
Martha is a committed painter, walking across town from her home every morning to be one of the earliest to the ladies' painting studio. She is a proud Warlpiri lady and the matriarch of a big family.
Exhibitions
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Desert Mob 2020, September 2020, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT, Australia September 2020, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
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Burrinja Gallery: Arlpwe Arts - The Colours of the Desert 20 May - 18 June 2017, Burrinja Cultural Centre, Victoria, 3158
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Desert Mob 2019, September 2019, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT, Australia September 2019, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
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Desert Mob 2018, September 2018, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT, Australia September 2018, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
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Desert Mob 2016, September 2016, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT, Australia September 2016, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
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Desert Mob 2014, September 2014, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT, Australia September 2014, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
Bibliography
- 2014 - Group Showing at Burrinja, Upwey, Melbourne
- 2017 - Group Showing at Burrinja, Upwey, Melbourne
- 2008 - 2018 Group Showing at the MOB Show Alice Springs
- Exhibition at the Arlpwe Art Gallery, Ali Curung, NT
- 2009 - 2018 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair