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Nazareth Alfred

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Name

Nazareth Alfred

Culture

Torres Strait Islander

Gender

Female

Birth date

active by 1997

Birth place

Waiben (Thursday Island), Queensland, Australia View on map Close map

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Occupations

Printmaker

Summary

Worked: Australia (QLD, ACT). Etchings, lithographs

NGA IRN

21240

Context

Australia

Biography

 

Nazareth Alfred

Nazareth Alfred was born on Waiben (Thursday Island) and grew up on Masig (Yorke Island), in the Torres Strait. She completed a Diploma of Applied Science (Museum Studies) before graduating from the University of Canberra with a degree in Applied Science, majoring in cultural heritage management. She is now the assistant curator of Indigenous Australian Art at the National Gallery of Victoria. Her art is inspired by the spirituality of her ancestors. Their relationship with the sea is especially important to her.

© Australianprints 2001

Language

Kulkulgaw Ya

Last Updated

24 Feb 2022