Born: 1945
Deceased: 1997
Language Group: Warlpiri
Country: Haasts Bluff, North West of Alice Springs
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen
Subjects: Flying Ant, Bushfire and Woman Dreaming
Maxie attended primary school in Papunya in the early 1960's and went on to attend high school in Darwin. He begand working during this time before moving back to Papunya where he worked as a driver and also a Police Tracker.
Maxie began his painting journey later on in life and learned under the tutelage of Old Mick Wallankarri Tjakamarra. His work has been exhibited in Australia and internationally and has been featured in numerous publications.
Awards
| 1984 | N.T. Arts Award |
Collections
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra
Flinders University Art Museum
Holmes á Court Collection
Federal Airports Corporation
Auckland City Art Gallery, NZ
Artbank, Sydney
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Campbelltown City Art Gallery
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
National Gallery of Victoria
Exhibitions
| 1988 | Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery |
| 1991 | Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi |
| 1992 | Bushfire, Utopia Art Sydney |
| 1992 | Aboriginal Arts Australia Gallery |
| 1993 | Works on Paper, Utopia Art Sydney, Stanmore |
| 1994 | Papunya and Beyond, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs |
| 1994 | Accompanied Australia's Prime Minister, Paul Keating, to Germany |
Further References
| Brody, A. | Krempel, U., Bahr, E., (eds.). |
| 1995 | Stories, Eine Reise zu den grossen Dingen, exhib. cat. |
| Caruana, W. (ed.) | 1989, Windows on the Dreaming, Ellsy |
| Landeshauptstadt Hannover Der Oberstadtdirektor Sprengel Museum Hannover and Autoren. |