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Anne Nangala Dixon

Also known as: Anne Nangala Dixon; primary name: Dixon, Anne Nangala
Details: individual; fibre/textile worker; Indigenous Australian; Australian; Female
Life dates: 1965-
Address: 2010 NPY Women's Council, 3 Wilkinson Street, Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870, Australia
Biography: Artist born in Alice Springs, and raised in Ernabella, Northern Territory, Australia. Belongs to the Pitjantjatjara language group, and the Watarru community. Member of the Tjanpi Desert Weavers group, organised by the NPY Women's Council. Dixon learnt the technique of coiled basketry from her mother, Wipana, and aunt Tinpula Mervin (it had been introduced by the Women's Council in 1995). Her works tend to be large and sculptural, and in some cases relate to ancestral stories. The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, and the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra have examples of her work.
Bibliography: West, Margie (2007). Re-coil, Change and Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art. Darwin : Artback Northern Territory Arts Touring.