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
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2020 RESILIENCE: The power of the past today - Maningrida, Aboriginal Signature Estrangin Fine Art, Brussels, BELGUIM
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2018 From Coast to Escarpment: Spirit Worlds of Maningrida, Michael Reid, Sydney, NSW
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2016 Owen Yalandja, Bob Burruwal, Jack Nawilil: New Yawkyawk Spirits and Sculptures, Annandale Gallery, Sydney, Australia
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2012 29th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
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2012 First Life - Unwordly Encounters, Chan Contemporary art space, Darwin, NT
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2009 Maningrida Group Show, Maningrida Arts & Culture Gallery, Darwin, NT
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2009 Ochre - A Study in Materiality, Short Street Gallery, Broome, WA
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2008 Palya Art at Mary Place, Mary Place, Sydney, NSW
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2006 Bangu Yilbara: Works from the MCA Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
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2002 Barks in the spotlight, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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1999 My Country: Australische Aboriginal Kunst, Brandweer Kazerne, Utrecht, Netherlands
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1996 Dreaming: Aboriginal Art from Australia, Galerie Kouwenhoven, Delft, Netherlands
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1996 Maningrida Exhibition, Indigenart, Subiaco, WA
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1994 Gemaltes Land: Kunst der Aborigines aus Arnhem Land Australien, Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany
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1994 Maningrida Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
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1989 Masterpiece, Fine Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
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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