Organized by the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection

Clan

Ḏäṯiwuy

Artist Dates

c.1920-2005

Alternative Names

Mickey, Moara, Mora, Mowara, Muara

Mowarra Ganambarr OAM

During World War II, Mowarra Ganambarr served as a member of the Northern Territory Special Reconnaissance Unit (NTSRU) of the Australian Army. He first produced art for the anthropologists Ronald and Catherine Berndt in 1947, beginning a long and distinguished career as an artist. In 2000, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.

Collections Represented

Australian National Maritime Museum

Berndt Museum of Anthropology, University of Western Australia

Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia

National Gallery of Victoria

University of Newcastle