Secretary – Marika Patrick, Kimberley Region
Artist Biography:
Marika Patrick began painting at the Warmun Art Centre in 2005. Patrick made an immediate impact on the Centre and in July of the same year she was voted Chair by the artists' committee. She is one of the rising stars among the Warmun artist group. She has four children and paints the Ngarrangkarni (Dreaming) stories of her grandmothers and her grandmother's father: the Willy Willy dreaming as well as Ngarrangkarni (Dreaming) stories associated with rock formations, including the Bungle Bungles (Purnululu) in the country south of Warmun towards Halls Creek, and Chinaman's Garden.
Marika has participated in over 20 art exhibitions, both national & international since 2005. In 2008 Marika was invited by Wonder Art Productions to conduct childrens painting workshops in Japan. She ran four workshops in Tokyo, Handa City, Osaka and Kyoto.
Further Qualifications:
- 2009 Board Member, Warmun Art
- 2005-2008 Chairperson, Warmun Art
- 2008 ANKAAA Board Member for the Kimberley region
Languages spoken:
Gija and English
