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Lena Nyauby Lena Nyauby i(A127859 works by) (birth name: Nyatpi) (a.k.a. Nyawurru (Skin name); Lena Nyaubi; Lena Nyadbi)
Born: Established: 1936 Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Kija
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BiographyHistory

Lena Nyauby is an artist from the Warmun community who was born at Walmanjilugum (Greenvale Station) in the Kimberley. Lena began making art in 1998 with handmade paints using ochre and charcoal from Gija country.

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Personal Awards

2022 recipient Order of Australia — Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) For distinguished service to the visual arts as a contemporary Indigenous artist.
2014 finalist Australian of the Year Awards — Senior Australian of the Year
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