REGION: LANDED RIVER, WILLOWRA, NORTHERN TERRITORY

LANGUAGE: WARLPIRI

B: 1962

Malcolm Maloney Jagamarra was born at Aningie Station near Central Mount Stuart, N.T. His father was Gerry Maloney, an Irish Stockman and his mother Minnie Napanangka, As a child he travelled the land on walkabout with his Warlpiri mother who is also an established artist and whose artwork reflects her traditional lifestyle and cultural heritage.

Malcolm grew up in a socio-political climate in which during the 1950’s the ‘Australian Assimilation Program’ took part-aboriginal children away from their parents to foster them out to white families. Although his mother had tried to keep him hidden in the bush whenever they visited a white homestead, at the young age of six, Malcolm was removed from his mother’s care and taken to Adelaide where he spent the next eighteen years. In 1972, he matriculated from Adelaide Boys High School and three years later starred in League Football under the North Adelaide team.

In 1978, after many years away from his traditional upbringing Malcolm returned to his country Willowra and was re-united with his lost family members. In 1983 he underwent the initiation ceremonies of a boy moving into manhood that he had missed in his absence. During this time Malcolm also learnt his people’s sacred songs and dances and the art which evolved from these ceremonies. His dreamings are numerous including Inupuku [Lake Surprise], Jardiwanpa (Fire), Warna (Snake), Yarriprir (Green Snake), Ngapa (water), Ngatijirri(Budgerigar), Napaljarri-warna (Seven Sisters), Wulyparrari (Milky Way), Wardapi (Goanna)Marlu (Rock Kangaroo), Purruparnta (Frog), Ngarlkirdi (Tree Witchety Grub), Wanakiji and Yakajirri (Bush Tomato), Yarla (Bush Potato), Marnakiji (Bush Lantana), Marlpa (Beans), Pirli-ngawurrpa (Rock Wallaby).

Malcolm has been painting for redrock gallery since 1998

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

1990 Reichs Museum The Netherlands

1991 Argyle Gallery Sydney, Australia

Rosequist Gallery Tuscon, Arizona, USA

Throckmorton Gallery Sante Fe, New Mexico

Bahti Indian Art Gallery Tuscon, Arizona

Stuttgart Gallery Stuttgart, Germany

Rebecca Hosack Gallery London, United Kingdom

Australian Aboriginal Art Gallery Vineyard, Germany

Barbara Gilman Gallery of Dreaming Miami, Florida, USA

Malagra's Gallery San Antonio, Texas, USA

Bird in the Hand Pittsburgh, Pa, USA

1992 Art Gallery Of New South Wales Sydney, Australia

Barry Stern Gallery Sydney, Australia

Emerald Hill Gallery Melbourne, Australia

Tribal Arts Gallery Melbourne, AustraliA

Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings Melbourne, Australia

Queensland Art Gallery Brisbane, Australia

1993 Gallery Savah Sydney, Australia

Mendelson Gallery Pittsburgh, Pa, USA

1994-5 February Parker Gallery Sydney, Australi,

1994 Wagner Art Gallery Hong Kong, August

1995 Holdsworth Gallery Sydney, Australia,

February May, FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

1996 Nangara Exhibition, Belgium

Gauguin Gallery, Singapore

2007 June redrock gallery,, Group Exhibition, Gallery Grand Opening Beijing, P.R China

2007 July rredrock gallery,, Group Exhibition China World Exhibition Centre, Beijing P.R China

2007 Aug redrock gallery,, Group Exhibition, Grand Hyatt Hotel,Beijing, P.R China

2007 Nov redrock gallery,, Group Exhibition, International Art Expo, Beijing, P.R China

       2008 July redrock gallery,Beijing, 2nd Gallery Opening, Group Exhibition,  Beijing, P.R China

2000-10 redrock gallery,, Southgate Arts & Leisure Precinct, Melbourne

SELECTED COLLECTIONS:

■ The Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica, U.S.A.

■ Australian Embassy, New York, U.S.A.

■ Art Gallery of New South Wales.

■ Professor Fische Germany,

■ Berkeley Editions Australia,

■ Aboriginal Desert Art Gallery, Alice Springs.

■ Mem Aziz Private Collection, Melbourne, VICT.

ART RESIDENCIES:

■ Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney, Australia; 1992

■ Club Med Queensland, Australia;

■ Crystal Fahren Hoest Gallery Hamelen, Germany;

■ Mendelson Gallery Pittsburgh, Pa, USA, Oct. 1993;

■ Rebecca Hossack Gallery London, United Kingdom; Parker Gallery Sydney,

■ Australia; Global Colours Sydney, Australia, Jan 1994;

■ Youth Theatre Brisbane, Australia, April 1995.

CORPORATE DESIGNS:

■ Kellogs' Australia;

■ Hardy's Wines Australia;

■ Duty Free Shoppers Sydney, Australia;

■ Telecom Australia;

■ Sandscapes United States of America;

■ Responsible Drinking Campaign Northern Territory Government, Australia.

MEDIA COVERAGE:

■ SBS Television Australia

■ ABC 7:30 Report Australia

■ Channel 9 - Wonder World Australia

■ Cable Network Television United States of America

■ Qantas Inflight Video Magazine International

■ NTD8 Television Northern Territory, Australia

■ The Bulletin (Newsweek) Australia

■ Antiques and Art Magazine Australia

■ Telegraph Mirror Melbourne, Australia

■ The Age Newspaper Melbourne, Australia

■ Inside Melbourne, Sydney, Australia

■ 2SER FM Sydney, Australia

■ Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, Australia

■ The Australian

■ Australia Koori Mail Sydney, Australia

■ Australian Way Qantas Inflight Magazine

■ Qantas Inflight Video

■ The Age Special Edition - Melbourne, Australia