Oscar Namatjira
Oscar Namatjira
Born: c. 1922
Deceased: 1991
Language Group: Western Arrernte (Aranda)
Country: Ntaria (Hermannsburg), West of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Subjects: Landscape - Hermannsburg School, Untitled Landscape
Oscar was born the second son of Albert Namatjira and is older brother to Ewald, both famous watercolour artists in their own right. He spent his childhood growing up in Hermannsburg and surrounding area.
Oscar began painting in the late 1940's and had finished by around the mid 1970's. His work developed over the years and often depicted landscapes from the Central MacDonnell ranges.
Collections
Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA
Hermannsburg Art Gallery, NT
Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
The Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica, USA
Exhibitions
1974-1976
Art of Aboriginal Australia, touring Canada, Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Ltd, Canada
1989
A Myriad of Dreaming: Twentieth Century Aboriginal Art, Westpac Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1989
Aboriginal Art: The Continuing Tradition, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
1991
Heritage of Namatjira, Flinders University Art Museum, Bedford Park, SA
1995
Namatjira Ilakakeye, kinship, creativity and the continuing traditions of the Hermannsburg artists, Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA
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