Vincent Namatjira

Vincent Namatjira

OAM
Vincent Namatjira; OAM
Born	14 June 1983; Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Known for	Painting, portraiture
Notable work	Three Legends (2017); Close Contact (2019); Stand Strong For Who You Are (2020);
Awards	Ramsay Art Prize 2019; Archibald Prize 2020;
Website	www.iwantjaarts.com.au/artists/vincent-namatjira

Vincent Namatjira OAM (born 14 June 1983) is an Aboriginal Australian artist living in Indulkana, in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY lands) in South Australia. He has won many art awards, and after being nominated for the Archibald Prize several times, he became the first Aboriginal person to win it in 2020. He is the great-grandson of the Arrente watercolour artist Albert Namatjira.

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