Doreen was born in the Warburton Ranges in the mid 1950s.
As a young girl she walked with her parents and other family members into the Haasts Bluff settlement.
The family later moved to Papunya, where Doreen attended school.
From there they moved to Areyonga and later Docker River.
As a single woman Doreen travelled to Kintore in the early 1980s and met her husband, George Tjampu Tjapaltjarri.
They eventually settled in Kiwirrkura close to George’s homeland.
Doreen completed her first paintings for the company in 1996 and has since become a regular contributor.
George passed away in early 2005 but she has stayed on living and painting at Kiwirrkura, occasionally travelling south to Warakurna and Warburton to visit relatives.
Unfortunately, Doreen Reid Nakamarra passed away in October 2009. Doreen has achieved dinstinguished accomplishments such as the General Painting Award in the 2008 25th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, as well as noted as Highly Commended in the 26th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award in 2009.
Additionally, Reid's work was featured at the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art in 2009.
In September 2009, Reid travelled to New York City for the opening of a Papunya Tula art exhibition which included her work. A shy woman who was an artist of fine, minimalist chevrons, her aesthetic is transfixing, and she depicted the mesmerizing topography of the land she knew inside out.
Her work features in numerous Australian cultural collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Art Gallery of South Australia and the Queensland Art Gallery..
Doreen was born in the Warburton Ranges in the mid 1950s.
As a young girl she walked with her parents and other family members into the Haasts Bluff settlement.
The family later moved to Papunya, where Doreen attended school.
From there they moved to Areyonga and later Docker River.
As a single woman Doreen travelled to Kintore in the early 1980s and met her husband, George Tjampu Tjapaltjarri.
They eventually settled in Kiwirrkura close to George’s homeland.
Doreen completed her first paintings for the company in 1996 and has since become a regular contributor.
George passed away in early 2005 but she has stayed on living and painting at Kiwirrkura, occasionally travelling south to Warakurna and Warburton to visit relatives.
Unfortunately, Doreen Reid Nakamarra passed away in October 2009. Doreen has achieved dinstinguished accomplishments such as the General Painting Award in the 2008 25th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, as well as noted as Highly Commended in the 26th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award in 2009.
Additionally, Reid's work was featured at the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art in 2009.
In September 2009, Reid travelled to New York City for the opening of a Papunya Tula art exhibition which included her work. A shy woman who was an artist of fine, minimalist chevrons, her aesthetic is transfixing, and she depicted the mesmerizing topography of the land she knew inside out.
Her work features in numerous Australian cultural collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Art Gallery of South Australia and the Queensland Art Gallery..