Mavis Marks
Mavis is an accomplished Luritja Pintupi artist; born at Newhaven, 360km North West of Mpwartne (Alice Springs). She has been widely exhibited around Australia and the world.
She is the sister of renowned Western Desert a Artists Ronnie Tjampitjinpa and Smithy Zimran Tjampitjinpa. She enjoys traveling to Kintore to visit with her sister Yuyuwa; and to Alice Springs to see her sister Gina.
Mavis moved to Haasts Bluff as a teenager with her mother. When she married she moved to Mt Liebig with her husband and began to paint at the art centre there. Mavis returned to Haasts Bluff after the death of her husband, later moving to Papunya.
Mavis likes to paint the women’s Ceremonial Dancing at Mt Liebig, and depicts their body painting designs. She also paints the story given to her by her grandfather of Kalipinpa, the Water Dreaming, which comes from her mother’s side. She has raised five children as her own, and her daughter Sylvana Marks, is also an artist.
Blog posts
'Magpie Goose: Stories You Wear' exhibition has opened - And there are a lot of people to thank!
Reflections on the Opening of Magpie Goose: Stories You Wear and the many people we need to thank.
It's Black Friday Every Week: Because Our Prices Are Already Honest
You won’t see any flashing discounts or countdown clocks here, because at Magpie Goose, we have Black Friday every week. Our prices are already as fair and as low as we can make them. We work hard ...
Acknowledging Artists on Every Garment
Every new Magpie Goose garment features the artist’s name and artwork title on its care label, honouring Aboriginal Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) and celebrating the stories behind the ...
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