Maureen Baker b. 1962
Language: Ngaanyatjarra
Region: Warakurna, W.A.
Maureen Baker was born in the bush around Warakurna, an Indigenous community in Western Australia nestled in the Rawlinson Ranges, some 330kms west of Uluṟu. Growing up, Maureen travelled between Kaltukatjara (Docker River) and Mirrlirrtjarra (Warburton) before settling in Warakurna, and went on to attend school in Kalgoorlie. Maureen raised her 5 children in the community of Kanpi in the APY Lands, during which time she also worked at the Murputja Anangu School and the general store. Maureen is a creative and extremely talented artist, weaver, and administrator. Maureen has been working with NPY Women’s Council since 2002, and has been one of the directors of the organisation for several years now.
Maureen primarily paints Minyma Kutjara (Two Women), a "big story" that intersects different language groups across the Central and Western desert regions, detailing the journey of two sisters travelling from west to east across the arid country, creating features of the land as they went.
She also paints a story from her grandmother’s story, and depicts her grandmother’s country, Kulkurta, east of Tjukuṟla community in the Ngaanyatjarra lands. Maureen paints with deep cultural knowledge and authority, successfully blending a traditional and contemporary aesthetic. Maureen is a multi-disciplinary artist; she is also a talented tjanpi weaver and has had her work on display in Canberra for an animation called ‘Hunting’. Maureen’s paintings are highly collectable, and she has participated in numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally.
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Maureen BakerMinyma Kutjara by Maureen Baker, 202360 x 120 cm
23 5/8 x 47 1/4 inchesacrylic on Belgian linenMaureen Baker, Minyma Kutjara by Maureen Baker, 2023$ 1,850.00 -
Maureen BakerMinyma Kutjara by Maureen Baker, 202360 x 90 cm
23 5/8 x 35 3/8 inchesacrylic on Belgian linenMaureen Baker, Minyma Kutjara by Maureen Baker, 2023$ 1,500.00 -
Maureen BakerMy Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 202390 x 120 cm
35 3/8 x 47 1/4 inchesacrylic on linenMaureen Baker, My Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 2023$ 3,950.00 -
Maureen BakerMy Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 202354 x 82 cm
21 1/4 x 32 1/4 inchesacrylic on linenMaureen Baker, My Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 2023$ 1,500.00 -
Maureen BakerMinyma Kutjara by Maureen Baker, 202290 x 60 cm
35 3/8 x 23 5/8 inchesacrylic on linenMaureen Baker, Minyma Kutjara by Maureen Baker, 2022$ 1,250.00 -
Maureen BakerMy Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 202295.5 x 130 cm
37 5/8 x 51 1/8 inchesacrylic on Belgian linenMaureen Baker, My Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 2022$ 3,200.00 -
Maureen BakerMy Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 202260 x 90 cm
23 5/8 x 35 3/8 inchesacrylic on linenMaureen Baker, My Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 2022$ 1,250.00 -
Maureen BakerMy Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 202290 x 150 cm
35 3/8 x 59 inchesacrylic on Belgian linenMaureen Baker, My Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 2022$ 4,500.00 -
Maureen BakerMy Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 202260 x 90 cm
23 5/8 x 35 3/8 inchesacrylic on linenMaureen Baker, My Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 2022$ 1,250.00 -
Maureen BakerMy Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 202190 x 150 cm
35 3/8 x 59 inchesacrylic on linenMaureen Baker, My Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 2021$ 4,500.00 -
Maureen BakerMy Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 2021119 x 90 cm
46 7/8 x 35 3/8 inchesacrylic on linenMaureen Baker, My Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 2021$ 3,200.00 -
Maureen BakerMy Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 202190 x 150 cm
35 3/8 x 59 inchesacrylic on linenMaureen Baker, My Grandmother's Country by Maureen Baker, 2021$ 4,500.00 -
Maureen BakerMinyma Kutjara by Maureen Baker, 201890 x 147 cm
35 3/8 x 57 7/8 inchesacrylic on linenMaureen Baker, Minyma Kutjara by Maureen Baker, 2018$ 4,200.00 SALE - was $4,950
