Myra Nungarrayi Patrick b. c.1946

Also known as Myra Nungarrayi Herbert
  • Artist (Ceramist),
  • Artist (Painter)
Myra Patrick started painting in 1986. Her work consists of absolutely miniscule dots which she paints with sharpened tiny twigs. Despite developing RSI as a consequence of her painstaking process, the artist refused to stop working and a number of her designs have been transferred onto pottery and glass.
Name
Myra Nungarrayi Patrick
Also known as Myra Nungarrayi Herbert
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Ceramist)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1946
Birth place
Willowra, NT
Active Period
  • 1986 - 2006
Residence
  • Willowra, NT
  • Lajamanu, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Wirliya-jarrayi (Two Feet)
Dreaming
  • Karrkarrdu (cockatoo)
  • Watiya
  • Jurlpa (butcher bird)
  • Ngalyipi (snake vine)
  • Jurdiya (snake)
  • Kurlangalimpa (Duck Pond)
  • Witi/kurlarda (spear/pole)
  • Ngatijirri (bush budgerigar)
  • Juwurrpa
  • Mala
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary