Shirley Macnamara

Shirley Anne Macnamara 1949- is an Australian Indigenous artist from the Indjilanji/Alyewarre language group of North West Queensland best known for her woven spinifex sculptures.

Shirley Macnamara
Born1949
Known forSculpture, Painting

Early life and education

Macnamara grew up on a cattle station near Camooweal, Queensland, where her family worked. She began her education at Camooweal State School.[1] From 1989 she attended Flying Arts school workshops in Queensland, working in watercolour.[1] She also worked with mixed media, installation and sculpture before turning to weaving local spinifex to create organic forms.[1]

Work

Using the abundant spinifex grass in her people's country in northwest Queensland her weavings reflect the environment, intertwining the landscape with her personal and ancestral stories.[2]

Exhibitions, collections, awards

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions
  • 15 Artists, Redcliffe Art Gallery, Moreton Bay Regional Council, Queensland, 2019[8]
  • 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (8 December 2012 – 14 April 2013).[9]

Public collections

Awards
  • 2017 Wandjuk Markira Memorial Three-Dimensional Award, 34th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

References
  1. The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture. Oxford University Press. 2000. p. 633. ISBN 0195506499.
  2. Blake, Rebecca. "Shirley Macnamara". Artonview. 99 Spring 2019: 19.
  3. "SHIRLEY MACNAMARA DYINALA, NGANINYA". QAGOMA What's On. QAGOMA. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. Shirley Macnamara: Dyinala, Nganinya. Brisbane, Qld.: QAGOMA. 2019. ISBN 9781921503979.
  5. Helmrich, Michele. "Shirley Macnamara: Layered threads". Past Exhibitions 2018. UQ Art Museum. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. "SHIRLEY MACNAMARA: MAARDI BUTALA 2017". Previous Exhibitions. Alcaston Gallery. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  7. "SHIRLEY MACNAMARA - RACE AGAINST TIME". Past Exhibitions. Alcaston Gallery. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  8. "15 Artists 2019". Moreton Bay Regional Galleries & Museums. Moreton Bay Regional Galleries & Museums. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  9. "APT7". Past Exhibitions. QAGOMA. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  10. "Artist List" (PDF). Collection. Campbelltown Arts Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  11. "Shirley Macnamara". Collection Search. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2020.


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