Shirley Purdie Shirley Purdie i(A127860 works by) (birth name: Birrmarriya) (a.k.a. Nangari (Skin name))
Born: Established: 1948 Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Kija
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1 y separately published work icon My Story, Ngaginybe Jarragbe Shirley Purdie : My Story, Ngaginybe Jarragbe Shirley Purdie , Shirley Purdie (illustrator), Broome : Magabala Books , 2020 20423109 2020 single work picture book children's

'Told in English and Gija, this is the story of Shirley Purdie, famous Gija artist, as told through her paintings, as part of the Ngaalim-Ngalimboorro Ngagenybe exhibition created for the 2018 National Portrait Gallery exhibition So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian history. The exhibition will be rehung, in Gallery 1, to coincide with the launch of My Story, along with a series of cultural engagement activities based on My Story.

'This is the first book in the Kimberley Art Centre Series. The series focuses on developing the skills of Kimberley Aboriginal artists in children’s picture book storytelling and illustration.' (Publication summary)

1 Bush Tucker : Shirley Pudie, Madigan Thomas, Peggy Patrick, Polly Widaldjil, Phyllis Thomas, Mary Thomas, Mona Ramsay Shirley Purdie , Phyllis Thomas , Polly Widaldjil , Peggy Patrick , Madigan Thomas , Mona Ramsay , Mary Thomas , 1999 single work non-fiction
— Appears in: Ngalangangpum Jarrakpu Purrurn : Mother and Child 1999; (p. 31)
1 Bush Tucker : Shirley Purdie Shirley Purdie , 1999 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Ngalangangpum Jarrakpu Purrurn : Mother and Child 1999; (p. 26-30)
1 Pregnancy, Birth and Child Rearing Practices : Shirley Purdie Shirley Purdie , 1999 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Ngalangangpum Jarrakpu Purrurn : Mother and Child 1999; (p. 10-12)
1 Pregnancy, Birth and Child Rearing Practices : Madigan Thomas, Peggy Patrick, Mona Ramsay, Shirley Purdie Shirley Purdie , Madigan Thomas , Peggy Patrick , Mona Ramsay , 1999 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Ngalangangpum Jarrakpu Purrurn : Mother and Child 1999; (p. 6-9)
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