Narritjin Maymuru

Narritjin Maymuru (c. 1916–1981) was a Yolngu artist and activist noted for his bark painting. He began painting in the 1940s after time as a cook. After decades of work in 1979 he and his son became visiting artists at the Australian National University. His daughter, Galuma Maymuru, has become recognised as a significant Australian artist.

He died of a heart attack in 1981. His time in Canberra became the subject of a documentary film by Ian Dunlop titled Narritjin in Canberra.