Weaver was born at Lungarung, a jila (waterhole) in the Great Sandy Desert. This place is near Winpa country on the Canning Stock Route. Weaver grew up in this country and travelled around with her two mummies and daddy before being married off to her promised husband. After mining started in the Pilbara, much of the valuable underground creek system was disturbed, creating a devastating drought in the Yulparija country. Many people died and others moved away. Weaver had children with her husband, and continued travelling further from her home in search of water. Eventually they came to Weaver's sister at Bidyadanga in the late 1960's. She has spent most of her life living a traditional lifestyle, and she is considered to be the senior law woman for the Yulparija people.

Solo Exhibitions
2008
Weaver Jack Solo, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria
2005
Lungarung, Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney, NSW

Group Exhibitions
2008
From Desert to Saltwater, Booker-Lowe Gallery, Houston Texas, USA
Bidyadanga Artists 2008, AP Bond Art Dealer, Adelaide, SA
2007
Yulparija Artists, New Works on Board, Short St Gallery, Broome WA
Winpa, Raft Art Space, Darwin, NT
Desert Heart, Nevill Keating Gallery, London, England
From Pinkalarta to Lungarung: Alma Webou & Weaver Jack, Aboriginal and Pacific Art,
Sydney, NSW
From the Bungalow I: Yulparitja Artists, Johnston Gallery, Perth, WA
2006
Northern Journey, The Priory at Bingie, Bingie, NSW
Archibald Award 2006, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Bidyadanga Women's Show, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Mine One, William Mora Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW
Right Here, Right Now: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander acquisitions, National Gallery
of Australia, Canberra
Archibald Prize Regional Tour, Tamworth Regional Gallery, NSW
2005
The Return of our Land, Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs, NT
22nd Telstra National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award,
Museum and Art Gallery of Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
Painting Country: A West to East Journey, World Expo Aichi, Japan
Big Country, Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs, NT
Weaver Jack, Donald Moko, Spider Kalbybidi: Recent Works from Bidyadanga, William
Mora Galleries, Melbourne, Vic
Searching for the Best, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2004
Desert Ocean, Short st. Gallery @ Kidogo Gallery, Fremantle, WA
Divas of the Desert, Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs, NT
Bidyadanga Artists, William Mora Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
Bidyadanga Art, Art House Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Australian Visual Culture Now, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic
21st Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Art Awards, Northern Territory Art
Gallery, Darwin, NT
Kirriwirri, Raft Art Space, Darwin, NT
Over the Top, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, WA
Art from Bidyadanga, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, Vic
Saltwater Colours - Desert Images, Short st. Gallery Broome @ Mary Place Gallery,
Sydney, NSW
Colour Power, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
2003
Manjyiljara, Short st. Gallery, Broome, WA

Collections
Laverty Collection
Kerry Stokes, Perth
University of Notre Dame
Sam Barry Collection
National Gallery of Australia
Myer Collection
Artbank
Harvey Wagner Collection, USA

Bibliography
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The Age Newspaper, Dreamtime Designers, Bruce Elder, March 15 2008
The West Australian Newspaper, "Desert blooms again", Stephen Bevis, March 14 2008
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