Tim Mcnamara

Tim McNamara is a Western Aranda man who was born in Ntaria (Hermannsburg) but is a long time Hidden Valley resident. Tim has been employed for many years at the Hidden Valley Community Centre.

Since it’s foundation in 2015, Tim has been an integral leader and contributor to the Ewyenper Atwatye/Hidden Valley Artists enterprise. Tim has participated in Tangentyere Artists skills development workshops with Ewyenper Atwatye each year and is now helping emerging artists with their work.

Tim has had several of his designs go into production for Ewyenper Atwatye, most recently including his work on the Quandong Teatowel and his ‘Tunke’ cushion cover design.

In 2015, Tim participated in the East Side IGA Mural project, where Ewyenper Atwatye artists transformed the precinct with a large mural depicting bush foods on the side wall of the IGA.

Tim’s ‘Pangkuna’ design was also a part of the 2019 Town Camp Designs fashion collection which was a part of Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair’s runway, ‘Country to Couture’.

Tim also participated in a series of workshops for Footy Show, a satelite Desert Mob exhibition held in 2022 at Watch This Space ARI. Tim led Ewyenper Atwatye Artists as they collaborated on drawings, screenprinted works on paper and t-shirts as part of the exhibtion alongside Hermannsburg Potters, Bindi and Many Hands Art Centres.