Mervyn Rubuntja's guest appearances

Mervyn Rubuntja

ACCA Podcast

Deadly Voices from the House

Haroon Mirza

Mikala Tai

Katie Lee

Julieta Aranda

John Kaldor

Rhoda Roberts

James Nguyen

Charlie Sofo

Amrita Hepi

Jason Phu

Archie Barry

Daniel Mudie Cunningham

Frances Barrett

JD Reforma

Peter Singer

OwlTail

Patricia Ansell Dodds

Badu Gili

As part of our Badu Gili series, Rhoda Roberts chats with Patricia Ansell Dodds and Mervyn Rubuntja about their selected artworks.  Patricia has been painting for 14 years and has earned a Bachelor of Arts as well as a Associate Diploma in Business Management and Certificate One Tourism. She has lectured in Art, Aboriginal Cross Culture Courses at IAD as well as Aboriginal Cross Culture, History of Central Australia at Remote Health in Alice Springs for Flinders University. Her art has featured in logos for Nationals meetings in Alice Springs. Her art contributed to Alice Springs claiming the title of Territory Tidy town in 2007 as it decorated 30 bins for the local town council. Mervyn was born at the Telegraph Station in Alice Springs. Mervyn has followed in his father’s footsteps painting in the watercolour style that his father taught him. When Mervyn was 13 years old his family moved to Hermannsburg this is where he first saw watercolour paintings as he watched his uncles Maurice, Oscar and Keith Namatjira painting like their father Albert. Arnulf Ebatarinja another uncle kindled Mervyn’s painting talent when he gave him some watercolour paperboard and taught him to paint.

As part of our Badu Gili series, Rhoda Roberts chats with Patricia Ansell Dodds and Mervyn Rubuntja about their selected artworks.  Patricia has been painting for 14 years and has earned a Bachelor of Arts as well as a Associate Diploma in Business Management and Certificate One Tourism. She has lectured in Art, Aboriginal Cross Culture Courses at IAD as well as Aboriginal Cross Culture, History of Central Australia at Remote Health in Alice Springs for Flinders University. Her art has featured in logos for Nationals meetings in Alice Springs. Her art contributed to Alice Springs claiming the title of Territory Tidy town in 2007 as it decorated 30 bins for the local town council. Mervyn was born at the Telegraph Station in Alice Springs. Mervyn has followed in his father’s footsteps painting in the watercolour style that his father taught him. When Mervyn was 13 years old his family moved to Hermannsburg this is where he first saw watercolour paintings as he watched his uncles Maurice, Oscar and Keith Namatjira painting like their father Albert. Arnulf Ebatarinja another uncle kindled Mervyn’s painting talent when he gave him some watercolour paperboard and taught him to paint.

Patricia Ansell Dodds & Mervyn Rubuntja | Badu Gili

Benita Clements

Western Arrernte artist Mervyn Rubuntja represented by Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Arts Centre with exhibiting artist Benita Clements speaks about the watercolour landscape painting tradition of Ntaria/Hermannsburg.Recorded on Saturday 7 July 2018. Program made possible with support of Program Partners: Indigenous Languages and Arts Program, Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages, Presenting Partner Creative Victoria and Lead Media Partner The Saturday Paper.Further info: https://acca.melbourne/exhibition/a-lightness-of-spirit-is-the-measure-of-happiness/

Western Arrernte artist Mervyn Rubuntja represented by Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Arts Centre with exhibiting artist Benita Clements speaks about the watercolour landscape painting tradition of Ntaria/Hermannsburg. Recorded on Saturday 7 July 2018. Program made possible with support of Program Partners: Indigenous Languages and Arts Program, Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages, Presenting Partner Creative Victoria and Lead Media Partner The Saturday Paper. Further info: https://acca.melbourne/exhibition/a-lightness-of-spirit-is-the-measure-of-happiness/

Benita Clements and Mervyn Rubuntja Artist Talks – A Lightness of Spirit