SHORTY ROBERTSON JANGALA

Original Acrylic Painting On Linen

Title: Water Dreaming

Image Size: 122 x 46

Condition: Good - Refer Images Warlukulangu Artists Cat.No. Verso 1282.04. Ready To Hang.

Shorty Jangala Robertson (C. 1930-2014) A Warlukurlangu Artist Was From Yuendumu In The
Northern Territory. He Lived By Hunting And Gathering With His Extended Warlpiri Family;
Separated From His Mother During The War, He Was Reunited With Her When She Walked
Hundreds Of Miles On Foot To Bring Him Back To His Birthplace Northwest Of Yuendumu. After
Working For Various Enterprises In The Area Around His Birthplace He Settled In Yuendumu In
1967. He Did Not Paint Until Late In His Life, But Soon After Became A Member Of The
Warlukurlangu Cooperative. His Widow, Lady Nungarrayi Robertson, Is Also An Artist. After A
Single Group Exhibition At The Gabrielle Pizzi Gallery In 2002 He Held His First Solo Show In
November 2003 At Melbourne'S Alcaston Gallery. His Work Is Represented In State And
National Collections Including Agnsw, Nga And Ngv.


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