Lynette Narkle, (born 1946) is an Australian indigenous theatre and film actor and director.

Education

Narkle studied Theatre and Drama from 2002 at

Murdoch University Murdoch University is a public university in Perth, Western Australia, with campuses also in Singapore and Dubai. It began operations as the state's second university on 25 July 1973, and accepted its first undergraduate students in 1975. Its n ...

in Perth.

Career

Narkle started in theatre in 1979, with indigenous playwright Jack Davis. Narkle worked for

Screenwest Screenwest is Western Australia's screen funding and development organisation, working in partnership with the screen industry to develop, support and promote film, television and digital media production in Western Australia. Screenwest receives ...

increasing the engagement of Indigenous filmmakers with screen culture and was an associate director at

Yirra Yaakin The Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, also known as Yirra Yaakin Noongar Theatre, is an Aboriginal Australian theatre company, based in Perth, Western Australia in the heart of the Noongar Nation, a cultural group from the South West of Western Aust ...

Theatre Company from 2002 to 2006. Narkle was on the Board of the

Australia Council for the Arts The Australia Council for the Arts, commonly known as the Australia Council, is the country's official arts council, serving as an arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. The council was announced in 1967 as the Austra ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board from 2008 to 2010. Narkle was on the Board of the

Aboriginal Corporation from 2003 to 2007 and a WA representative on the

Community Cultural Development Fund from 1996 to 1999.

Personal

Narkle, a

Noongar The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian peoples who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the so ...

woman, was born in Wagin, Western Australia in 1946. Narkle has three sons and two daughters.

Honours and awards

* 2017

Red Ochre Award The Red Ochre Award is an annual art award for Indigenous Australian artists. Background and description The Red Ochre Award was established in 1993 by the Australia Council for the Arts. It is awarded annually to an outstanding Indigenous Au ...

* 2018 Honorary Doctor of Arts,

Edith Cowan University Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a public university in Western Australia. It is named in honour of the first woman to be elected to an Parliaments of the Australian states and territories, Australian parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Aust ...

Theatre

Filmography

References

External links

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