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Tiny McCale
"All of these"Private Collection Melbourne
Subsection Skin Nyawurru
Language Jaru
Date of Birth Unknown
Place of Birth Inverway Station NT
| History | ||
| Tiny McCale was born on the Inverway station, close to the Northern territory and Western Australia border. Her birth date is unknown. Tiny belongs to the Juru Language group and her skin name is Nyawurru. Tiny grew up on the station and was employed doing domestic duties such as, washing, cleaning, and general housework. Tiny was also a good clothes maker. Her husband who has now passed away was Janawa skin they had nine children. Tiny now lives in Halls Creek, bringing up her grand daughter and is an active member of the Yarliyil Art centre's executive committee. In her paintings she mainly deals with the hills, water holes, bush tucker and animals of her country. |
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| Solo Exhibitions | ||
| 2004 | “Birn.ga” (Hole in the ground), fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne VIC | |
| Group Exhibitions | ||
| 2004 | Artplace Group Show 2004, Artplace, Perth Melbourne Art Fair 2004, Melbourne, VIC GARMA Panel at the Phillip Neville Gallery, Darwin Broome Northern EXPO, Broome WA |
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| 2003 | “Desert to the sea” Patonga Bake House Gallery, Patonga, NSW | |
| 2000 | “Paintings From Halls Creek” with Willy Billabong and Jack Lannigan, Artplace, Perth, WA |
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| Publications & Reviews | ||
| 2000 | “Aboriginal Artists On Mt Eliza”, The Post Newspaper, 25th March, pg.46 | |
| Awards, Commissions | ||
| 2004 | Umarrlie Trees painting used as a red earth wall for the new Halls Creek hospital staff area | |
| 2003 | Created painting for fabric for the 2004 croc festival in the Kimberley | |
| Collections |
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| National Gallery of Australia, Dr Ian Bernadt, and other private collections. | ||
