

Kalipinpa – Water Dreaming
by Mavis Marks; $300

Kalipinpa – Water Dreaming
by Mavis Marks; $300

Women’s Business
by Mavis Marks; $300

Women’s Business fabric – White on Black (Tencel Linen)
by Mavis Marks; $55

Nelly Clutch (various designs)
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Eunice Napanangka Jack, Keturah Zimran, Lisa Multa, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula

Women’s Business Marsha Pants
by Mavis Marks; $240

Ikuntji Textiles Book (Pre-Order)
by Albie Jack, Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Alison Napurrula Multa, Ann Lane nee Dixon, Daphne Marks, Eunice Napanangka Jack, Gordon Butcher, Jeffrey Jackson, Kelly Dixon, Keturah Zimran, Leonie Kamutu, Lisa Multa, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula; $69

Kelly Coin Purse (various designs)
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Keturah Zimran, Leonie Kamutu, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula; $25

Eleanor Crossbody bag (Various designs)
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Eunice Napanangka Jack, Mavis Marks; $55

Serena (small) Crossbody Bag (various designs)
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Keturah Zimran, Mavis Marks; $59

Kalipinpa Screen-Printed T-Shirt (Green Bamboo)
by Mavis Marks; $70

Lauren Envelope Purse (Various designs)
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Eunice Napanangka Jack, Keturah Zimran, Lisa Multa, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula; $70

Donna Purse (various designs)
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Eunice Napanangka Jack, Keturah Zimran, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula; $55

Claudia Bag (Various Designs)
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Eunice Napanangka Jack, Keturah Zimran, Lisa Multa, Mavis Marks; $75

Frankie (large) Crossbody Bag (various designs)
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Keturah Zimran, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula; $99

Women’s Business Fabric – Blue (Tuscany Linen)
by Mavis Marks; $55

Frida Tote Bag (various designs)
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Eunice Napanangka Jack, Keturah Zimran, Lisa Multa, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula; $99

Women’s Business Fabric – Antique White (Hessian Linen)
by Mavis Marks; $55

Women’s Business Fabric – Copper (Silk)
by Mavis Marks; $85

Women’s Business Fabric – Moose (Tencel Linen)
by Mavis Marks; $55

Charlotte Bag (various designs)
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Keturah Zimran, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula; $75

Pencil Case (various designs)
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Eunice Napanangka Jack, Keturah Zimran, Leonie Kamutu, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula; $27

Lola Bag (various designs)
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Eunice Napanangka Jack, Keturah Zimran, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula; $79

Nancy Crossbody Bag
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Eunice Napanangka Jack, Keturah Zimran, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula; $89

Chris (medium) Cross body Bag
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Keturah Zimran, Mavis Marks; $85

Anita Tote Bag
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Eunice Napanangka Jack, Keturah Zimran, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula

Delia (Medium) Crossbody Bag
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Eunice Napanangka Jack, Keturah Zimran, Lisa Multa, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula

Juliette Crossbody Bag (Various designs)
by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Keturah Zimran, Mavis Marks, Mitjili Napurrula

Women’s Business Fabric – Grey & Blue (Tencel Linen)
by Mavis Marks; $55

Women’s Business Fabric – Cream (Tencel Linen)
by Mavis Marks; $55

Women’s Business Fabric – Navy (Tencel Linen)
by Mavis Marks; $55

Kalipinpa Fabric – Grey and Yellow on Black (Tencel Linen)
by Mavis Marks

Kalipinpa Screen-Printed T-Shirt (Chocolate Brown Hemp)
by Mavis Marks; $70

Women’s Business Fabric – Grey (Tuscany Linen)
by Mavis Marks
Biography
Mavis was born in 1945 at New Haven. She is the sister of Ronnie Tjampitjinpa and Smithy Zimran Tjampitjinpa. Her sisters Yuyuya Nampitjinpa and Gina Nampitjinpa are from the same birth mother and father (Tjangala). She enjoys traveling to Kintore to visit with her sister Yuyuwa. Gina lives in Alice Springs and Mavis is able to see her regularly. She moved to Haasts Bluff as a teenager with her mother. When she married she moved to Mt Liebig with her husband and began to paint at the art centre there. Mavis returned to Haasts Bluff at the death of her husband, later moving to Papunya. Mavis likes to paint the Ceremonial Dancing of ladies at Mt Liebig, and represents their body painting designs. She also paints the story given to her by her grandfather of Kalipinpa, the Water Dreaming, which comes from her mother’s side. She has raised five children as her own, and her daughter, Sylvana Marks, is also an artist.
Current Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
Past Exhibitions
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London Fashion Show, London Pacific Fashion Week Ended
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Dublin Fashion Show, London Pacific Fashion Week in Dublin Ended
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Frock on! at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week, Sydney Ended
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Donate to print our Ikuntji Textiles book Ended
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Ikuntji Artists Goes to Paris Ended
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DENFAIR 2022, Melbourne. Ended
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IDAIA – Christmas Exhibition, Lyon, France. Ended
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The Design Files + Laminex Design Awards – Finalists Ended
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Frock On 2021! Exhibition and Awards Night EndedFrom Left to Right; Dress by Indriani Tungka(Fabric by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon), Ebony Williams(Fabric by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon), Marcia Russel(Fabric by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon & Mitjili Napurrula), Olga Bruykevets(Fabric by Mavis Marks) -
THE SELVEDGE WORLD FAIR – A VIRTUAL CELEBRATION OF CLOTH, CULTURE & CREATIVITY Ended
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National Indigenous Fashion awards 2021 – Finalists! Ended
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Weaving Culture – Textiles aborigènes contemporains – Exhibition, France. Ended
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From Country to Couture 2020 Ended"Country to Couture 2020, Image by George F Photography" -
HOME:MADE 20 Exhibition – DESIGN Canberra Ended
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DESIGN Canberra 2020 online auction EndedWomen's Business by Mavis Marks. Photography credit: Lean Timms, Design Canberra. -
Finalist in The Design Files + Laminex Design Awards 2020! EndedBox top and bush skirt featuring Alice Nampitjinpa's design. -
Ikuntji + Publisher Collection Ended
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Ikuntji Artists X Flying Fox Fabrics Collaboration EndedKelly Dixon with Purses and bag featuring her mother, Alice Nampitjinpa's designs. -
National Indigenous Fashion Awards 2020 Ended
- Fashion Goes Indigenous – Aboriginal Art Directory Ended
- ‘Congratulations To The Nominees Of The Inaugural National Indigenous Fashion Awards’ – Marie clair Ended
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Ikuntji X Magpie Goose Collection launch EndedMitjili Napurrula's 'Watiya Tjuta' Design in the Bush Skirt and Singlet Top. -
‘New directions in print-making’ Exhibition, Salon Indigenous Art Projects, Darwin Endedby Mitjili Napurrula
- IDAIA Christmas Exhibition, Lyon, France. 2021-12-09
- Weaving Culture - Textiles aborigènes contemporains, IDAIA, Lyon, France 2021-06-03
- Country to Couture 2020, Darwin. 2020-12-03
- DESIGN Canberra 2020 HOME:Made Exhibition and Online Auction 2020-11-09
- Ikuntji textiles Exhibition, Central Craft Alice Springs 2020-09-06
- Pink Salon Art Projects, Darwin 2020-02-01
- Desert Mob Market Place 2019 2019-09-07
- Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 2019 2019-08-09
- TARNANTHI Art Fair 2018 2018-10-16
- Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 2018 2018-08-09
- 11th Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin NT 2017-08-11
- One Country - Many Stories, Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane 2017-06-19
- Ikuntji Artists – Paintings from Haasts Bluff, Northern Territory, Jaktman Australian Contemporary Art Gallery 2016-02-24
- Racines, Sablon, Aboriginal Signature Estrangin Gallery, Brussels. 2015-12-31
- Kaléidoscope millénaire avec les artistes dIkuntji, Aboriginal Signature - Estrangin Fine Art, Brussels, Belgium 2015-11-18
- Tarnanthi Festival Art Fair, Tandanya Institute, Adelaide SA 2015-10-08
- Spirit Country, Outback Aboriginal Art, Melbourne VIC 2015-04-10
- Art Parade, Whistlewood VIC 2015-04-02
- Artitja: The Gift Collection - Art + Objects, Artitja Fine Art, Fremantle WA 2014-12-11
- 8th Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin NT 2014-08-06
- Art Mob, TAS 2010-12-31
- Korowa College Exhibiion, Melbourne VIC 2010-12-31
- Gallery Runfurlie, Melbourne VIC 2009-12-31
- Artkelch, Germany 2009-12-31
- Ikuntji meets Brisbane, Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane QLD 2008-12-31
- Australian Dreaming Art Gallery, Melbourne, Combined Exhibition with Papunya Artists 2005-12-31
- Desert Mob, Araluen Gallery, Alice Springs NT 2005-12-31
- Mother and Daughter, Art Mob, Hobart TAS 2004-12-31
- Desert Mob, Araluen Gallery, Alice Springs NT 2004-12-31
- Courtesy Alcaston Gallery, Sydney, Art Sydney 05Courtesy Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Art Sydney 05, Fox Studios, Sydney, 2004-12-31
- Affordable Art Fair, Courtesy Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne VIC 2004-12-31
- Desert Mob, Araluen Gallery, Alice Springs NT 2003-12-31