Shirley Macnamara

Shirley Macnamara
Shirley Macnamara
Born	1949
Known for	Sculpture, Painting

Shirley Macnamara is an Australian indigenous artist from the Indjilanji/Alyewarre language group of North West Queensland (born 1949), best known for her woven spinifex sculptures.

Early life and education

Macnamara grew up on a cattle station near Camooweal, Queensland.

Work

Solo exhibitions

'Dyinala, Nganinya', Queensland Art Gallery (21 September 2019 – 1 March 2020)[1][2]
'Layered Threads', University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane (18 August – 24 November 2018)[3]
'Maardi Butala', Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne (14–25 March 2017)[4]
'Race against time', Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne (14 October – 7 November 2014)[5]

Group exhibitions

15 Artists, Redcliffe Art Gallery, Moreton Bay Regional Council, Queensland, 2019[6]
7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (8 December 2012 – 14 April 2013).[7]

Public collections

Campbelltown Arts Centre[8]
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra[9]
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

Awards

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

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References

"SHIRLEY MACNAMARA DYINALA, NGANINYA". QAGOMA What's On. QAGOMA. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
Shirley Macnamara: Dyinala, Nganinya. Brisbane, Qld.: QAGOMA. 2019. ISBN 9781921503979.
Helmrich, Michele. "Shirley Macnamara: Layered threads". Past Exhibitions 2018. UQ Art Museum. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
"SHIRLEY MACNAMARA: MAARDI BUTALA 2017". Previous Exhibitions. Alcaston Gallery. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
"SHIRLEY MACNAMARA - RACE AGAINST TIME". Past Exhibitions. Alcaston Gallery. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
"15 Artists 2019". Moreton Bay Regional Galleries & Museums. Moreton Bay Regional Galleries & Museums. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
"APT7". Past Exhibitions. QAGOMA. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
"Artist List" (PDF). Collection. Campbelltown Arts Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
"Shirley Macnamara". Collection Search. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

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[1] "SHIRLEY MACNAMARA DYINALA, NGANINYA". QAGOMA What's On. QAGOMA. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

[2] Shirley Macnamara: Dyinala, Nganinya. Brisbane, Qld.: QAGOMA. 2019. ISBN 9781921503979.

[3] Helmrich, Michele. "Shirley Macnamara: Layered threads". Past Exhibitions 2018. UQ Art Museum. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

[4] "SHIRLEY MACNAMARA: MAARDI BUTALA 2017". Previous Exhibitions. Alcaston Gallery. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

[5] "SHIRLEY MACNAMARA - RACE AGAINST TIME". Past Exhibitions. Alcaston Gallery. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

[6] "15 Artists 2019". Moreton Bay Regional Galleries & Museums. Moreton Bay Regional Galleries & Museums. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

[7] "APT7". Past Exhibitions. QAGOMA. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

[8] "Artist List" (PDF). Collection. Campbelltown Arts Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

[9] "Shirley Macnamara". Collection Search. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2020.