Please note this site contains the names and images of Indigenous persons who have passed away.
"Namarari was one of the pillars of contemporary art practice, both Indigenous and contemporary Australian practice".
Hetti Perkins
Curator, Papunya Tula: Genesis and Genius, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2000.
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‘The master from Marnpi is worth owning for the images alone. Its compilation was clearly a labour of love, out of which Alec O’Halloran has made a beautiful book about a wonderful man.’
Dr Martin Edmond
Sydney Review of Books, August 2019.
The master from Marnpi
90% SOLD OUT! The master from Marnpi carefully traces Namarari’s journey as a child, survivor, stockman, traveller, artist, family leader,...
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national launch
The master from Marnpi was officially launched to an audience of 400 people at the Desart Symposium, on Friday 7 September by Alec O'Halloran and Elizabeth Marks Nakamarra.
Blog #9: A - Z of The master from Marnpi
A is for Author
I, Alec O’Halloran, am the author of The master from Marnpi, though countless people contributed thro...
Blog #8: The National Book Tour
The National Book Tour for The master from Marnpi began in September in Alice Springs and finished in Melbourn...