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Kevin Namatjira

Photo by Brett Boardman
Photo by: Brett Boardman

Skin name: Jungarrayi
Language: Western Arrernte
Date of birth: 25/12/58
From: Hermannsburg
Current home: Alice Springs

Kevin Namatjira is the grandson of Albert Namatjira, he is the son of Maurice and Epana. Kevin and his five siblings (Lorraine, Jennifer, Wilfred, Evelyn, Elaine and Susan) were raised at Hermannsburg. Kevin is a skilled watercolour artists, his father Maurice taught him to paint. Kevin and his family live in Alice Springs and have been living at the Namatjira Camp for many years.

Exhibitions:

  • 2008 Indigenart, Subiaco WA
  • 2008 The Namatjira circle-landscapes of Central Australia, Birrung Gallery, Sydney NSW
  • 2009 Real to Surreal, Scenes from the Centre: Journey with the new Generation of Hermannsburg watercolour artists, Tandanya Adelaide, SA
  • 2009 Beyond Batterby, Recent Watercolour by Central Australian Artists, Hobart Tasmania
  • 2009 The Watercolourists of Central Australia, Indigenart, Melbourne Vic
  • 2009 Desert MOb Exhibition, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT
  • 2010 sep, Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney, NSW
  • 2010-2011, 11 Dec – 30 Jan, Flinders University City Gallery
  • 2011, 22 sep – 10 oct, Napra Lismore
  • 2011, Metropolis Gallery, Geelong, VIC
  • 2012 Damian Minton Gallery, Sydney, NSW
  • 2012 Regional Art Gallery, Burnie, TAS
  • 2012 Art Mob, Launceston, TAS
  • 2012 Art Mob, Hobart, TAS
  • 2012 Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston, VIC
  • 2012 Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA
  • 2012 Talapi Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
  • 2012 Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, NT