20 Facts About Vincent Namatjira

Vincent Namatjira was born on 14 June 1983 and is an Aboriginal Australian artist living in Indulkana, in the APY lands in South Australia.

Vincent Namatjira is the great-grandson of the famous Arrente watercolour artist Albert Namatjira.

Vincent Namatjira is the great-grandson of renowned watercolour artist Albert Namatjira, and identifies as a Western Aranda man.

Vincent Namatjira learnt more of the impact of his great-grandfather, Albert Namatjira.

Vincent Namatjira began painting in 2012 initially working on traditional dot paintings and taught by his wife Natasha.

Three Legends, Vincent Namatjira's entry for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards in 2017, was a series of three portraits: David Unaipon, the first published Indigenous Australian writer; Jimmy Little, the first Indigenous performer to have a top 10 single; and Lionel Rose, the first Indigenous boxer to win a world title.

Vincent Namatjira has painted Donald Trump, whose birthday is on the same day as his own, several times.

Vincent Namatjira said the inspiration had come from watching The Australian Dream, a documentary film about Goodes and the racism he endured on and off the field.

Vincent Namatjira has been represented by THIS IS NO FANTASY gallery in Melbourne, Australia, since 2014.

Vincent Namatjira has said that while his great-grandfather's work has influenced him greatly, he has created his own distinctive style:.

Vincent Namatjira described Namatjira as "one of the leading lights of the emerging generation of artists from remote central Australia".

Vincent Namatjira's style is very bold, and his paintings have been described as caricatures, bordering on "outsider art".

Vincent Namatjira has said that he is interested in people and their stories, and likes to use humour in his paintings.

Vincent Namatjira has said that Cook, the 18th-century British explorer, is one of his favourite subjects, and it was one of his portraits of Cook that was purchased by the British Museum.

The exhibition at ACCA, A Lightness of Spirit is the Measure of Happiness, featured 10 specially commissioned works by Aboriginal artists of south-east Australia, including Vincent Namatjira, Robert Fielding, Yhonnie Scarce, Kaylene Whiskey and others.

The request originated with a group of 20 elite swimmers, led by Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers and Kevin Hasemann, head of Swimming Queensland, who wrote to NGA director Nick Mitzevich, complaining about two of the many portraits of Rinehart created by Vincent Namatjira and hanging in the NGA.

On 8 June 2020, Vincent Namatjira was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia "in recognition of his service to Indigenous visual arts and the community", in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours.

Vincent Namatjira's artwork has been selected as a finalist or winning entry in a number of significant art awards.

Vincent Namatjira is married to Natasha Pompey and they live at Indulkana with their children as of November 2021.

Vincent Namatjira enjoys music, especially rock and Australian country music, especially Slim Dusty, whom he has painted several times.