Jack Nawilil

Biography

Jack is a senior artist at the community of Maningrida in East Arnhem.
He paints traditional patterns on Larrakitj (hollow logs) and bark.
Jack is an expert didgeridoo maker, songman, and musician.

Jack Nawilil, Namorroddo. Paperbark, bush string, natural pigments, beeswax, feathers, 185 x 8 x 8cm. Courtesy the artist and Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory.

Past Exhibitions

Group

2018
From Coast to Escarpment: Spirit Worlds of Maningrida, Michael Reid, Sydney, NSW
2016
Owen Yalandja, Bob Burruwal, Jack Nawilil: New Yawkyawk Spirits and Sculptures, Annandale Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2012
29th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
2012
First Life - Unwordly Encounters, Chan Contemporary art space, Darwin, NT
2009
Ochre - A Study in Materiality, Short Street Gallery, Broome, WA
2009
Maningrida Group Show, Maningrida Arts & Culture Gallery, Darwin, NT
2008
Palya Art at Mary Place, Mary Place, Sydney, NSW
2006
Bangu Yilbara: Works from the MCA Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
2002
Barks in the spotlight, Utrecht, The Netherlands
1999
My Country: Australische Aboriginal Kunst, Brandweer Kazerne, Utrecht, Netherlands
1996
Maningrida Exhibition, Indigenart, Subiaco, WA
1996
Dreaming: Aboriginal Art from Australia, Galerie Kouwenhoven, Delft, Netherlands
1994
Maningrida Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
1994
Gemaltes Land: Kunst der Aborigines aus Arnhem Land Australien, Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany
1989
Masterpiece, Fine Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
1982
Aboriginal Art at the Top, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT

Collections

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Aimee Proost private collection, Qld
Museum of Contemporary Art, Maningrida Collection, Sydney, NSW
Walonia Aboriginal Art, Netherlands
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT