Trevor Nganjmirra
Skin name: Nakamarrang
Language: Kunwinjku
Dreaming: Yirridjdja
Clan: Djalama
Dance: Yawkyawk Djang
Date of birth: 1966-09-30
From: Marlwon
Community: Oenpelli : NT
Artworks
Mimih Fishing
Trevor Nganjmirra
41×61
Marrngunj (Small Nailfish)
Trevor Nganjmirra
20 × 30 cm; acrylic on arches paper
Ngarrbek (Echidna)
Trevor Nganjmirra
41 × 31 cm
Ngalyod (Rainbow Serpent)
Trevor Nganjmirra
20 × 61
Ngalmangiyi (Long-Necked Turtle)
Trevor Nganjmirra
15 × 41 cm; acrylic on arches paper
Namarnkol (Barramundi)
Trevor Nganjmirra
34 × 58cm
Mayh Kuwarddewaken (Stone Country Animals)
Trevor Nganjmirra
37.5 × 57.5 cm
Biography
ALTERNATIVE SPELLING: Ngainmira, Nganjmira GENDER: Male BORN: 30-09-66 LANGUAGE: Kunwinjku LANGUAGE GROUP: Mayali CLAN: Djalama SOCIAL AFFILIATIONS: Yirritja moiety, Nakamarrang subsection REGION: Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) Western Arnhem Land NT Australia OUTSTATION/COUNTRY: Marlwon ART CENTRE: Injalak Arts & Crafts Association PMB 131 Oenpelli NT 0822 MEDIUM/FORM: Ochres on Arches paper, bark painting, ochres on bark SUBJECTS AND THEMES: emu, Rock wallaby, python, white cranes, brolgas, jabirus, crocodiles, fish,rainbow serpents, barramundi, mimi spirits COLLECTIONS HELD: Australian Museum, Sydney. NOTES: Son of Bobby Nganjmirra. Trevor is a fine young artist following in the footsteps of his late great father. Trevor paints everyday at Injalak and his works sell very well out of the gallery here.
Collections
- Australian Museum, Sydney
Bibliography
- Parker, Adrian, Images in Ochre: The Art and Craft of the Kunwinjku, JB Publishing, 1997