Lorna Fencer
Lorna Fencer
Born:
c. 1924
Deceased:
2006
Language Group:
Warlpirri and Ngaliya
Country:
Yumurrpa, near Yuendumu, North West of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:
Acrylic on Canvas, Linen, Wood and Board
Subjects:
Wallaby, Ngalatji (Little White Flower), Awele Awele (Bush Tomatoes), Antyarlkenh (Bush Yam) Story, Caterpillar Dreaming, Yarla (Bush Potato)
Lorna was born in the Tanami Desert and grew to become a senior law woman, painting herself up for ceremonies throughout her life. She began painting on canvas in the mid 1980's and found her own distinctive style, layering liberal quantities of different coloured paints.
Artbank, Sydney, NSW
Australian Heritage Commission, Canberra, ACT
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
1988
People, Place and Art, Hilton International Hotel, Adelaide, SA
1990
Robert Holmes à Court Collection touring USA
1990
S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1991
High Court, Canberra, ACT
1991
Embassy Australia, Washington, USA
1994
Gabriel Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1997
Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1998
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
1999
Embassy Australia, Washington, USA
1999
Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2001
Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA
2001
Icons of Australian Aboriginal Art, Singapore
Birnberg, M. & Kreczmanski, JB.
(2004) Aboriginal Artists Dictionary of Biographies, J.B. Publishing Australia
