before witnessing her wishes manifest, McKenzie's importance has been recognized by the government of Western Australia, which declared her as a "State Living Treasure" the year of her death. McKenzie was included in the Moorditj-Australian Indigenous Cultural Expressions CD-ROM, along with other Western Australian artists Jack Davis, Alma Toomath, Betty Egan, Michele Broun, the Pigram Brothers, Footprince, Wayne Barker, Sally Morgan, Jimmy Chi and Mary Pantjiti McLean. In Western Australia, all pastoral land leases are up for renewal or surrender in 2015, including the Texas Downs station. McKenzie was cited as an important influence on the work of the Australian ceramic artist Pippin Drysdale. References External links Queenie McKenzie at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Example of a work by Queenie Nakarra, 2004, in the National Museum of Australia. 1910s births 1998 deaths Australian Aboriginal artists Indigenous Australians from Western Australia Australian women painters People from Warmun Community 20th-century Australian painters 20th-century Australian women artists