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Wandjuk Marika OBE
Biography
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
Wandjuk Marika, 1979
Juno Gemes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Purchased 2004
Dr B Marika AO
Biography
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
Mawalan Marika
Biography
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
Dr B Marika AO
Mihail Tsikas
Image
Dr B Marika AO, 2020
Mihail Tsikas
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of the artist 2022
Dr B Marika AO, 1990
Anne Zahalka
Portrait, type C Duraflex print on paper
Gift of Leo Christie 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Mawalan Marika, c. 1963
Arthur Murch
Portrait, oil on canvas on board
Purchased 2015
Gayili Marika - Galupa Safety House, 2016
by Peter McConchie
Image
Yarrenyty Arltere Artists
Artists and Collectives
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.
Rhonda Sharpe
Biography
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
Acknowledgments
Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2023–25
The Gallery would like to acknowledge and thank the people who contributed their time and expertise to participate in the development of this DIAP.
The more things change...
NPPP 2017 exhibition essay
General content
Dr Sarah Engledow, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2017 Prize.