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Born: c.1950
Country: Cherrabun
Language: WalmajarriI was born at old Cherrabun Station along the Fitzroy River. At an early age my mother and father took me on a wagon all around Yakanarra, this is my country too.
When I grow up big I went to work at the old Cherrabun station for kartiya, washing and cleaning. Sometimes I would go bush to get away. This is where I learnt to make damper and tea.This was when I was single girl.
After this time I met my husband Tommy May, we were friends first. We have six children
I work at Karrayili Adult Education Centre learning to read and write. I have been painting for a long time
| Exhibitions | ||
| 2007 | 7 Artists, Gadfly Gallery, Perth. | |
| 2006 | Group Show , Six Gallery, Broome | |
| 2005 | Group Show, Australian Indigenous Art Gallery | |
| 2004 | Seven Mangkaja Artists, Gadfly Gallery | |
| 2003 | Mangkaja Women, Raft Artspace, Darwin | |
| 2002 | Group Show, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne Group Show, Short Street Gallery, Broome |
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| 2001 | Ngurrara Canvas, National Gallery of Australia Mangkaja Arts Ten Years,Tandanya, Adelaide |
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| 2000 | Heritage Commission Art Award Selected to hang, Old Parliament House, Canberra |
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| 1996 | Broken Promises, Tandanya, Adelaide Heritage Commission Art Award Selected to hang, Old Parliament House, Canberra |
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| 1995 | National Aboriginal Art Award, Museum & Art Gallery of the NT | |
| Publications & Reviews | ||
| 2001 | Painting Up Big, The Ngurrara Canvas, Kaltja Now National Aboriginal Cultural Institute - Tandanya | |
| 2000 | Karrayili The history of Karrayili Adult Education Centre, IATSIS Canberra Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art, Oxford University Press & ANU |
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| 1998 | Jila Painted Waters of the Great Sandy Desert, Video Documentary / SBS Television | |
| 1995 | 12th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Exhibition Catalogue | |
| Awards, Commissions | ||
| 1995 | Winner Telstra Prize, best work on paper National Aboriginal Art Award | |
