Maria Napanangka Dickenson is not only an artist at Arlpwe Arts and Cultural Centre, she is also an employee. Maria was born in Warrabri (Ali Curung) in 1977. Maria grew up and went to school in Ali Curung and then went on to Yirarra College in Alice Springs when she was 15 years. Maria started to paint in 2007 and paints landscapes of her mother’s country and her grandmother’s country. (Hatches Creek). Maria is a landscape artist whose paintings are inspired by visits to her mother’s country. She also paints her husbands dreaming.