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Elaine Warnatjura Lane: Biography

Artist, Blackstone

Elaine Warnatjura Lane was a bush baby, born in the traditional way around 1941, close to a rock hole. Her father was a Donegan and she is sister to Pantjiti Mary McLean. Lane lives in Blackstone, close to her brother Jimmy Donegan, a senior Law Man.

Lane is also a leading fibre artist. She first began making baskets and animal sculptures in 1995. She has always made outstanding baskets and in 1999 she first started to experiment with animal sculptures. Lane has traveled to Perth with the touring exhibition, Manguri Weaving, opened the exhibition and gave a workshop at the Fremantle Arts Centre. More recently, she has been experimenting with natural bush dyes for her baskets. Lane has been in many exhibitions with the most recent ones being the 2005 Telstra Award, Women Artists of Blackstone at Coee Aboriginal Art in Bondi and Blackstone Ladies at On Shore Art in Richmond, Victoria.

See also: Abstract of Elaine Warnatjura Lane's paper:
Tjanpi Aboriginal baskets: A (very big) family business