'Lofty' Bardayal Nadjamerrek




Other names Warmud, Nabegeyo, Nabadayal

One of Australia's "Grand Old Masters" of aboriginal art from Arnhem Land







Lofty Nadjamerrek
"Mimi Spirit"

Cat No. 1756
Size = 56 x 76 cm.
Ochres on arches paper


Lofty Nadjamerrek
"Longneck Turtle"

Cat No. 1771
Size = 56 x 76 cm.
Ochres on arches paper




Lofty Nadjamerrek
"Rainbow Serpent"

Cat No. 1863
Size = 75 x 105 cm.
Ochres on arches paper


Lofty Nadjamerrek
"Mimi Spirits"

Cat No. 10381
Size = 75 x 105 cm.
Ochres on arches paper


Lofty Nadjamerrek
"Lightning Man"

Cat No. 1864
Size = 75 x 105 cm.
Ochres on arches paper




Lofty Nadjamerrek
"Crocodile"

Cat No. 1778
Size = 75 x 105 cm.
Ochres on arches paper


Lofty Nadjamerrek
"Mimi Spirits"

Cat No. 1866
Size = 75 x 105 cm.
Ochres on arches paper


Lofty Nadjamerrek
"Rainbow Serpent & Mimi"

Cat No. 10382
Size = 75 x 105 cm.
Ochres on arches paper





Dob:              	  c1926
Died:              	  Oct. 2009 
Region:         	  Western Arnhem Land 
Community:      	  Gunbalanya [Oenpelli] 
Outstation:     	  Kurrukgurrh, Marlkawo, Mankungdjang 
Language:       	  Kunwinjku 
Local group:         Mok 
Social Affiliation:  Dhuwa moiety, Nakodjok subsection


Commissions:
1982, One of Lofty's paintings was used on the Australian 
	40c stamp issued in 1982.
	
Awards:
1999, Winner, best works on paper, National Aboriginal Art Award, 
      Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, Darwin.

2004, Australia Day Honours: Named an Officer in the General 
      Division of the Order of Australia

Northern Territory News Jan. 27,2004
Collections: Artbank, Sydney. Australian Museum, Sydney. Aboriginal Arts Board of the Australia Council, held by the National Museum of Canberra. Berndt Museum of Anthropology, University of Western Australia. Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin. Museum of Contemporary Art, Arnotts Collection, Sydney. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth. University of Queensland, Anthropology Museum, St Lucia. Solo Exhibitions: 2003, Annandale Gallery, Sydney, NSW Exhibitions: 1975, Australian Bark Painting, from the collection of Dr. Edward L. Ruhe, Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA 1982, Aboriginal Art at the Top, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin. 1983, Artists of Arnhem Land, Canberra School of Arts. 1984, The First National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin 1984/85, Kunwinjku Bim, Western Arnhem Land Paintings from the collection of the Aboriginal Arts Board, National Gallery of Victoria 1985, The Second National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin 1986, The Art of the First Australians, Kobe City Museum, Japan 1986, The Third National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin 1987, The Fourth National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin 1988, Aboriginal art of the Top End, c.l935-Early 1970s, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne 1990, The Seventh National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin 1992, The Ninth National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin 1993, The Tenth National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin 1994, Power of the Land, Masterpieces of Aboriginal Art, National Gallery of Victoria. 1994, The Eleventh National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin 1995, Moon, Rainbow and Sugarbag - The art of Mick Kubarkku and Bardayal Nadjamerrek, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, and touring. 1995, The Twelfth National Aboriginal Art Awards, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin o December 1993 Editions Southbank Melbourne Vic. 1994 Aboriginal & Tribal Art Gallery The Rocks Sydney NSW 1996 Framed Gallery Darwin NT 1998, The Fifteenth National Aboriginal Art Awards, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin 1999, Framed Gallery Darwin NT 1999, The Sixteenth National Aboriginal Art Awards, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
Lofty with his wife Mary
Select Bibliography: Aboriginal Arts Board of the Australia Council,1979, Oenpelli Bark Painting, Ure Smith, Sydney. (C) Brody, A., 1984, Kunwinjku Bim: Western Arnhem Land Paintings from the Collection of the Aboriginal Arts Board, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.(C) Ruhe, E. L., 1975, Australian bark painting, from the collection of Dr. Edward L. Ruhe, exhib. cat. Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Michigan, USA. West, M., (ed.), 1995, Rainbow Sugarbag and Moon, Two Artists of the Stone Country: Bardayal Nadjamerrek and Mick Kubarkku, exhib. cat., Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin. 1994, Kunwinjku Art from Injalak 1991-1992, The John W. Kluge Commission, Museum Arts International Pty. Ltd., North Adelaide. © Discovery Media, Documentation Pty Ltd, and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Lofty with his wife and grandchildren





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