Marissa Napanangka Anderson
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BiographyMarissa Napanangka Anderson was born in 1992 in Katherine in the Northern Territory. She grew up in Lajamanu, a small Aboriginal community. Once married, she relocated to Yuendumu Community, approximately 300km from Alice Springs in Central Australia. Marissa began painting in 2011 for Warlukurlangu Artist, located at Yuendumu. Marissa likes to use patterns and colour in her artwork. She paints Ngapa Jukurrpa or Water Dreaming which she inherited from her mothers family. Her artworks directly relate to the land, its features including plants and animals. Her earlier works featured traditional Aboriginal iconography and symbols however this has evolved into artworks that feature pattern work and lots of colour. |