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Vincent Namatjira Vincent Namatjira i(11501001 works by)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Arrernte
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BiographyHistory

Vincent Namatjira is a Western Arrernte man from Ntaria and the grandson of Albert Namatjir. 

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Vincent Natatjia won the 2019 Ramsay Art Prize for his work, Close Contact.

Personal Awards

2020 recipient Order of Australia — Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) For service to Indigenous visual art, and to the community.
2018 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Development Grants Individuals and Groups $19,320.00
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Awards for Works

Stand Strong for Who You Are 2020 single work art work
2020 Archibald Prize
Studio Self-portrait 2018 single work art work

'Vincent Namatjira is a Western Arrernte man from Ntaria (Hermannsburg). Born in Alice Springs in 1983, he lives in the community of Indulkana in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) region, South Australia, and works at Iwantja Arts.' (https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2018/29950/)
2018 highly commended Archibald Prize
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