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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|6|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Alice Springs]],
| field = [[Painting]], [[portraiture]]
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| works = {{ubl|''Three Legends'' (2017)
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▲| awards = 2020 winner [[Archibald Prize]]; 2019 winner [[Ramsay Art Prize]]; 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 finalist for [[Archibald Prize]]
▲| website = {{url|https://www.iwantjaarts.com.au/artists/vincent-namatjira}}
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==Early life==
Namatjira was born on 14 June 1983<ref name="Artkelch">{{cite web |title=Vincent Namatjira |url=https://www.artkelch.de/en/artists/vincent-namatjira |website=Artkelch |access-date=27 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> in [[Alice Springs]] in the [[Northern Territory]],<ref name=ocula/> and spent his early years in [[
Of this period, he has said that he felt lost and did not have good memories of childhood, especially as an [[adolescent]]. When he was 18, he travelled to
In 2011, he was inspired to take up painting by Natasha and her father, [[Kunmanara Pompey|Kunmanara (Jimmy) Pompey]],<ref name=qagoma/><ref name="Sprague 2021"/><ref>{{cite web | title=Kunmanara (Jimmy) Pompey | website=AGSA | url=https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/collection-publications/collection/creators/kunmanara-jimmy-pompey/5372/ | access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref> both artists based at [[Iwantja Arts]], an Aboriginal-owned and -operated centre in Indulkana.<ref name=ocula>{{Cite web |url=https://ocula.com/magazine/conversations/vincent-namatjira/ |title=Vincent Namatjira in Conversation |last=King |first=Natalie |date=24 November 2018 |website=Ocula |access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref><ref name=book/>
He and his family visited Ntaria, where they studied his aunt, the late [[Elaine Namatjira]] (cited as Eileen), a leader of the [[Hermannsburg Potters]], create artworks about their country. He also learnt more of the impact of his great-grandfather, Albert Namatjira.<ref name=qagoma/>
==Career==
Namatjira began painting in 2012 initially working on traditional [[dot painting]]s and taught by his wife Natasha. In 2013, he started painting [[portrait]]s,<ref name=archi2017/> starting with his great-grandfather [[Albert Namatjira]].<ref name=thomson2016/> His work has been exhibited regularly since 2012.<ref name="Sprague 2021"/>
His 2014 series, ''Albert's Story'', tells the story of great-grandfather's life<ref name=brewster/> and reflects on his legacy. About the series, Namatjira said: "I hope my grandfather would be quite proud, maybe smiling down on me; because I
His entry for the 2016 [[TarraWarra Biennial]], ''Endless circulation'', comprised a series of portraits of the seven [[prime minister of Australia|prime ministers]] who had been in power in Australia during his lifetime until that point.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prime Ministers Series: TarraWarra Biennial 2016 |website=This Is No Fantasy |url=https://thisisnofantasy.com/exhibition/tarrawarra-biennial-2016-endless-circulation/ |access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>
Also in 2016, he painted a series of portraits of the seven wealthiest people in Australia,<ref name=agsa/> entitled ''The Richest'', which has been shown in many exhibitions. The portraits include [[Blair Parry-Okeden]], [[Gina Rinehart]], [[Harry Triguboff]], [[Frank Lowy]], [[Anthony Pratt (businessman)|Anthony Pratt]], [[James Packer]] and [[John Gandel]].<ref name=cheeky>{{cite web | title=Vincent
''Three Legends'', Namatjira's entry for the [[National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards]] (NATSIAA) in 2017, was a series of three portraits: [[David Unaipon]], the first published [[Indigenous Australian]] writer; [[Jimmy Little]], the first Indigenous performer to have a [[Top 40|top 10 single]]; and [[Lionel Rose]], the first Indigenous boxer to win a [[world title]].<ref name=threelegends>{{cite web |title=Telstra Award: Finalist |website=This Is No Fantasy |url=https://thisisnofantasy.com/exhibition/finalist-telstra-award/ |access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>
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''Close Contact'' (2019) is a double-sided [[portrait]] on [[plywood]] featuring a full-length [[Captain James Cook]] on one side and a full-length [[self-portrait]] on the other. This won the [[Ramsay Art Prize]], and remains in the collection of the [[Art Gallery of South Australia]].<ref name=brewster/>
''Australia in Black and White'' (2019) features a series of 16 portraits drawn with ink on paper. The faces include those of media mogul [[Rupert Murdoch]], former prime minister [[Julia Gillard]], footballer and anti-racism campaigner [[Adam Goodes]], as well as, once again, Albert Namatjira and [[Eddie Mabo]].<ref name=cheeky/>
In 2020 he again painted Goodes, this time with himself also in the portrait, entitled ''Stand strong for who you are''. He said the inspiration had come from watching ''[[The Australian Dream (2019 film)|The Australian Dream]]'', a documentary film about Goodes and the racism he endured on and off the field. This portrait won the [[Archibald Prize]],<ref name="Sprague 2021">{{cite web | last=Sprague | first=Quentin | title=The paintbrush is a weapon: Vincent Namatjira | website=[[The Monthly]] | date=1 February 2021 | url=https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2021/february/1612098000/quentin-sprague/paintbrush-weapon-vincent-namatjira | access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref> making Namatjira the first Indigenous Australian artist to win the {{AUD|100,000}} prize. It was painted in [[Acrylic paint|acrylic]] on [[linen]], with Goodes depicted as "a proud Aboriginal man who stands strong for his people".<ref name=arch2020>{{cite web |title=Winner: Archibald Prize 2020: Vincent Namatjira 'Stand strong for who you are' |website=Art Gallery of NSW |publisher=[[Art Gallery of NSW]] |date=25 September 2020 |url=https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2020/30235/ |access-date=25 September 2020}}</ref>
On 26 February 2021, a work originally commissioned by the [[Museum of Contemporary Art Australia]] in [[Sydney]] to coincide with the 250th anniversary of [[Captain Cook]]'s arrival in Australia (2020) but delayed by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia]],<ref name="Sprague 2021"/> was eventually unveiled. His largest work ever, ''P.P.F. (Past-Present-Future)'', extends {{cvt|14|m}} by {{cvt|9|m}}<ref>{{cite web | last=Galvin | first=Nick | title=Archibald-winning artist Vincent Namatjira installs largest work yet at MCA | website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date=25 February 2021 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/archibald-winning-artist-vincent-namatjira-installs-largest-work-yet-at-mca-20210225-p575wa.html | access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref> across a large wall known as the Circular Quay Foyer Wall<ref name=cv/> in [[synthetic polymer]] paint. It features his father-in-law, Kunmanara (Jimmy) Pompey, next to
In August 2021, Namatjira's children's picture book about his grandfather, entitled ''Albert Namatjira'', was published by [[Magabala Books]]. The artwork in the book was taken from the 2014 series ''Albert's Story''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Albert Namatjira | website=Magabala Books | url=https://www.magabala.com/products/albert-namatjira | access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Albert Namatjira (Vincent Namatjira, Magabala) | website=[[Books+Publishing]] | date=2 June 2021 | url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/06/02/187199/albert-namatjira-vincent-namatjira-magabala/ | access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> It was shortlisted in the 2022 [[Australian Book Industry Awards]] in the "Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year" category.<ref>{{cite web | title=Book shortlists announced for 2022 ABIAs | website= Australian Publishers Association | date=23 May 2022 | url=https://www.publishers.asn.au/Web/Latest/APANews/20220523_ABIA_Book_Awards_Shortlist.aspx | access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref>
In July 2022, as part of two festivals – [[Illuminate Adelaide]] and [[Tarnanthi]] – Namatjira created a huge [[animation]] to be projected each night for two weeks on the [[facade]] of the Art Gallery of South Australia, a work of [[public art]] entitled ''Going Out Bush''. The animation includes elements of landscape from around [[Indulkana]] (his home) as well as [[Ntaria]] (home of his grandfather Albert), [[Toyota]] cars, and the [[Aboriginal flag]]. During the day, inside the gallery, his Archibald Prize-winning portrait of Adam Goodes is exhibited as part of a touring exhibition.<ref>{{cite web | title=Vincent Namatjira brings the bush to the big smoke|first=Farrin| last= Foster | website=[[InDaily]] | date=1 July 2022 | url=https://indaily.com.au/inreview/visual-art/2022/07/01/vincent-namatjira-brings-the-bush-to-the-big-smoke/ | access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Archie 100: A Century of the Archibald Prize | website=[[Art Gallery of South Australia]] | url=https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/archie-100/ | access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref>
Vincent Namatjira has been represented by THIS IS NO FANTASY gallery in Melbourne, Australia, since 2014. The gallery has exhibited his work at numerous international art fairs including [[Art Basel Hong Kong]], Art Basel Miami Beach, Art16 London, Sydney Contemporary and [[Melbourne Art Fair]].
==Style and themes==
Namatjira has said that while his great-grandfather's work has influenced him greatly, he has created his own distinctive style:<ref name="Keen 2023 h311"/>{{quote|That's why I paint the way I paint, with [[acrylic paint|acrylic]], and he paints with [[watercolour]]. And I paint bold portraiture figuratives and modern, and he paints watercolour. He paints about the land; I paint about the people and the [[Country (Indigenous Australians)|Country]].}}
According to Bruce McLean, curator of [[Indigenous Australian art]] at [[QAGOMA]], "Reconnecting with his history... had a massive impact on Vincent and [gave] his art a real impetus...".<ref name=brewster/> He also described Namatjira as "one of the leading lights of the emerging generation of artists from remote central Australia".<ref name=qagoma/>
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Although his portraits resemble caricature, according to the art historian Wes Hill they also have "a level of sophistication that only a colourist, not a satirist, could possess".<ref name=hill>{{Cite web |url=https://www.artlink.com.au/articles/4742/vincent-namatjira-colourful-optimism/ |title=Vincent Namatjira: Colourful optimism |last=Hill |first=Wes |date=1 March 2019 |website=Artlink |access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref>
==Exhibitions
Namatjira's first solo exhibition was held in 2016.<ref name=agsa>{{cite web |title=Vincent Namatjira |website=AGSA - The Art Gallery of South Australia |url=https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/ramsay-art-prize-2017/vincent-namatjira/ |access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>
His work has been exhibited at the [[British Museum]] (in ''Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation'', 2015); [[TarraWarra Museum of Art]] (''TarraWarra Biennial'', 2016); the
The exhibition at ACCA, ''A Lightness of Spirit is the Measure of Happiness'', featured 10 specially commissioned works by Aboriginal artists of south-east Australia, including Namatjira, [[Robert Fielding (artist)|Robert Fielding]], [[Yhonnie Scarce]], [[Kaylene Whiskey]] and others.<ref>{{cite web | title=A Lightness of Spirit is the Measure of Happiness | website=[[Australian Arts Review]] | date=3 July 2018 | url=https://artsreview.com.au/a-lightness-of-spirit-is-the-measure-of-happiness/ | access-date=3 August 2022}}</ref>
In July–August 2022, his work was exhibited alongside that of [[Kaylene Whiskey]] and [[Tiger Yaltangki]] in an exhibition called ''Iwantja Rock n Roll'' at the [[Fort Gansevoort (gallery)|Fort Gansevoort]] gallery in [[New York City|New York]]. The exhibition includes his five-part series of portraits of [[Queen Elizabeth II]], entitled ''Elizabeth (on Country)'' (2021), in which the queen's face is juxtaposed with the Australian landscape.<ref>{{cite web | title=Iwantja Rock n Roll! Fort Gansevoort | website=Martin Cid Magazine | date=20 June 2022 | url=https://martincid.com/en/2022/06/20/exhibition-iwantja-rock-n-roll-fort-gansevoort/ | access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref>
Namatjira's first survey exhibition is part of the 2023 [[Tarnanthi]] art festival called ''Australia in Colour'' at the [[Art Gallery of South Australia]] (AGSA).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-20 |title=Tarnanthi art festival opens in Adelaide, showcasing work from 1,500 First Nations artists |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-21/tarnanthi-art-festival-opens-in-south-australia/102996908 |access-date=2023-10-27}}</ref> It comprises over 100 works created between 2014 and 2023, including some new works along with more well-known ones, such as his portrait of Adam Goodes and ''Close Contact''. A large installation called ''Australia in Colour'' comprises three rows of paintings each, of a diverse assortment of people including [[Ned Kelly]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Scott Morrison]], [[Julia Gillard]], [[Gina Rinehart]], [[Eddie Koiki Mabo]], and [[Cathy Freeman]], with his self-portrait in the centre. There are also several of Albert Namatjira's carvings and paintings from AGSA's collection included in the exhibition.<ref>{{cite web | last=Keen | first=Suzie | title=Vincent Namatjira presents Australia in colour | website=[[InReview]] | date=20 October 2023 | url=https://inreview.com.au/inreview/visual-art/2023/10/20/vincent-namatjira-presents-australia-in-colour/ | access-date=3 November 2023}}</ref><ref name=fuss2023>{{cite interview | title=Vincent Namatjira brings a decade of work to the Art Gallery of South Australia | first=Vincent|last= Namatjira| interviewer-first= Eloise| interviewer-last= Fuss| website=ABC News | date=20 November 2023 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-21/vincent-namatjira-artworks-in-his-own-words/103107252 | access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref> The survey exhibition then transferred to the [[National Gallery of Australia]], where the works are on display from 2 March until 21 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web | title=Vincent Namatjira in conversation with Lisa Slade and Bruce Johnson-McLean | website=National Gallery of Australia | date=2 March 2024 | url=https://nga.gov.au/events/vincent-namatjira-in-conversation-with-lisa-slade-and-bruce-johnson-mclean/#:~:text=Vincent%20Namatjira%3A%20Australia%20in%20colour,2%20Mar%20%E2%80%93%2021%20Jul%202024. | access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> It was reported in May 2024 that mining billionaire Gina Rinehart objected to her portrait in the multi-portrait installation, and demanded that the painting be removed from display.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web |title=Gina Rinehart demands National Gallery of Australia remove her portrait |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/15/gina-rinehart-demands-national-gallery-of-australia-remove-her-portrait |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=15 May 2024 |date=15 May 2024}}</ref> The request originated with a group of 20 elite swimmers, led by Olympic gold medallist [[Kyle Chalmers]] and Kevin Hasemann, head of Swimming Queensland, who wrote to NGA director [[Nick Mitzevich]], complaining about two of the many portraits of Rinehart created by Namatjira and hanging in the NGA.<ref>{{cite web | last=Bagshaw | first=Eryk | last2=Morris | first2=Linda | title=Gina Rinehart portrait: Swimming Queensland, Kyle Chalmers led charge against National Gallery of Australia | website=[[The Age]] | date=16 May 2024 | url=https://www.theage.com.au/culture/art-and-design/gold-medallist-led-campaign-to-take-down-gina-rinehart-portrait-20240516-p5je1y.html | access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref><ref name=benjamin2024>{{cite web | last=Benjamin | first=Roger | title=Can you control your image? Gina Rinehart, King Charles and ‘moral portraits’ | website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] | date=20 May 2024 | url=https://theconversation.com/can-you-control-your-image-gina-rinehart-king-charles-and-moral-portraits-230297 | access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref> The [[National Association for the Visual Arts]] issued a statement asserting the importance of freedom of artistic expression,<ref>{{cite web | last=Benton | first=Penelope | title=NAVA defends Vincent Namatjira's artistic freedom amid demands for removal from NGA | website=NAVA | date=16 May 2024 | url=https://visualarts.net.au/news-opinion/2024/nava-defends-vincent-namatjiras-artistic-freedom-amid-demands-removal-nga/ | access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref> while Namatjira himself simply wrote:<ref name=benjamin2024/>{{blockquote|I paint people who are wealthy, powerful, or significant – people who have had an influence on this country, and on me personally, whether directly or indirectly, whether for good or for bad. Some people might not like it, other people might find it funny, but I hope people look beneath the surface and see the serious side too.}}
==Collections==
Namatjira's work is held in the British Museum, [[Art Gallery of New South Wales]], [[Art Gallery of Western Australia]], Art Gallery of South Australia and Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art.<ref name=fantasy/>
==Awards and honours ==
On 8 June 2020, Namatjira was awarded a [[Medal of the Order of Australia]] (OAM) "in recognition of his service to Indigenous visual arts and the community", in the [[2020 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)|2020 Queen's Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Queen's Birthday honours recognises high-profile Australians including Tony Abbott, Bronwyn Bishop and Marcia Langton | website=ABC News |publisher =Australian Broadcasting Corporation|first1=Bellinda|last1= Kontominas|first2 =Emilia |last2 =Terzon | date=7 June 2020 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-07/tony-abbott-scores-queens-birthday-top-honour/12330492 | access-date=8 June 2020}}</ref>
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**[[List of Archibald Prize 2020 finalists|2020]]: Winner, Archibald Prize, for ''Stand strong for who you are'', featuring AFL player [[Adam Goodes]] and the artist<ref name=arch2020/>
**[[List of Archibald Prize 2022 finalists|2022]]: Finalist, Archibald Prize, ''Self-portrait with dingo''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Archibald Prize Archibald 2022 work: Self-portrait with dingo by Vincent Namatjira |url=https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2022/30443/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=Art Gallery of New South Wales |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Why the Archibald is about more than just winning | website=[[InDaily]] | date=18 May 2022 | url=https://indaily.com.au/inreview/2022/05/18/why-the-archibald-is-about-more-than-just-winning/ |first=Jane| last= Llewellyn| access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>
*[[Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards]]:
**2013: Finalist<ref>{{cite web | title=Happy Thirtieth! | website=Aboriginal Art & Culture: an American eye | date=18 August 2013 | url=https://aboriginalartandculture.wordpress.com/2013/08/18/happy-thirtieth/ | access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref>
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*2017: Invited finalist in the [[University of Queensland Art Museum]]'s National Self-Portrait Prize<ref name=agsa/>
*2018: Finalist, [[Alice Art Prize]], for his painting of his great-grandfather Albert and the [[watercolour]] artist who influenced Albert's work, [[Rex Battarbee]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Alice Art Prize 2018: Finalist |website=This Is No Fantasy |url=https://thisisnofantasy.com/exhibition/alice-art-prize-2018/ |access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>
*2019: Winner, [[Ramsay Art Prize]], for ''Close Contact''; worth {{AUD|100,000}}, awarded by the [[Art Gallery of South Australia]], open to Australian artists under 40 years old<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Matthew |title=Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira wins $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize |website=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=24 May 2019 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-24/ramsay-art-prize-winner-announced-in-adelaide/11145064 |access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>
*2022: Finalist, [[Sir John Sulman Prize|Sulman Prize]]<ref name=":0" />
*2022: [[Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship]], a tax-free grant of {{AUD|160,000}} over two years<ref>{{cite web | title=2022 Sidney Myer Creative Fellows Announced | website=Dance Australia | date=4 October 2022 | url=https://www.danceaustralia.com.au/news/2022-sidney-myer-creative-fellows-announced | access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Comisari | first=Jerome | title='We make the best art on this continent': Meet the Indigenous artists winning big in the Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships | website=ABC News| publisher= [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]| date=22 October 2022 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-23/sidney-myer-creative-fellowship-art-award-indigenous/101559076 | access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref><ref name=pastfellows>{{cite web | title=Past Award Recipients | website= Sidney Myer Fund & The Myer Foundation | url=https://www.myerfoundation.org.au/past-award-recipients | access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref>
*2023: South Australian Artist of the Year, SALIFE's Absolute Best Awards<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stamatogiannis |first=Pier |date=2023-12-07 |title=Night of nights with arts luminary named SA Person of the Year |url=https://salife.com.au/salife-absolute-best-awards/night-of-nights-with-arts-luminary-named-sa-person-of-the-year/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=SALIFE |language=en}}</ref>
==Publications==
*{{cite book| title=Albert Namatjira| url=https://www.magabala.com/products/albert-namatjira| publisher = [[Magabala Books]]| date=1 August 2021| isbn=978-1-925936-21-6 }}
== References ==▼
==Personal life==
Namatjira is married to Natasha Pompey and they live at Indulkana with their children {{as of|lc=yes|November 2021}}.<ref name=book/>
He enjoys music, especially [[rock music|rock]] and [[Australian country music]], especially [[Slim Dusty]], whom he has painted several times. He has also painted Archie Roach and [[Charlie Pride]]. He says "I love my rock. I listen to [[Deep Purple]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[AC/DC]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], and [[Metallica]] while I paint. It puts me in my own world, and it blocks out everything".<ref name=fuss2023/>
▲== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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==Further reading==
*{{cite web|url=https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2021/february/1612098000/quentin-sprague/paintbrush-weapon-vincent-namatjira#mtr| website=[[The Monthly]]|title= The paintbrush is a weapon: Vincent Namatjira| first=Quentin |last=Sprague| date=February 2021}}
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==External links==
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