Shirley Macnamara


Shirley Anne Macnamara is an Australian Indigenous artist from the Indjilanji/Alyewarre language group of North West Queensland best known for her woven spinifex sculptures.

Early life and education

Macnamara grew up on a cattle station near Camooweal, Queensland, where her family worked. She began her education at . From 1989 she attended Australian Flying Arts School workshops in Queensland, working in watercolour. She also worked with mixed media, installation and sculpture before turning to weaving local spinifex to create organic forms.

Work

Using the abundant spinifex grass in her people's country in northwest Queensland her weavings reflect the environment, intertwining the landscape with her personal and ancestral stories.

Exhibitions, collections, awards

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Public collections

Awards