Shirley Macnamara

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.

Shirley Macnamara
Born1949
Known forSculpture, Painting

Early life and education

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

Work

Solo exhibitions

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

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

References
  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.


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