CECILY NAPANANGKA MARSHALL

Cecily Napanangka Marshall was born in 1975 in Alice Springs Hospital, the closest hospital to Yuendumu (290 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs Hospital).

Cecily was brought up by her Grandmother who has since died Cecily is now a single mum with one daughter. She has sisters and brothers who were also raised by her Grandmother

Cecily paints her Grandmother’s and Grandfathers Jukurrpa, stories that have been passed down the generations for millennia and relate directly to the land, its features and the plants and animals that inhabit it Cecily particularly likes painting Karnta Jukurrpa (Women’s Dreaming) from her Grandmother’s side and Watiya-warnu Jukurrpa (Bush Seed Dreaming) from her Grandfather’s side

Cecily likes to paint with her Grandmother’s sister, Phyllis Napurrurla Williams and her sister Valerie Napurrurla Morris When Cecily is not painting she used to play sport, particularly basketball. These days she likes to go hunting for Yurrampi (Honey ants) and Ngarlkirdi (witchetty grubs)