Miriam Giles Nakamarra was born in 1941 . Her country is Kaltukatjara (Docker River), which is south west of Alice Springs, near the Western Australia and Northern Territory border.

Miriam Giles Nakamarra is an artist represented by the Maruku Arts and Crafts centre at Kaltukatjara.

She paints bush tucker stories from her country, as well as collecting Ininti seed and gum nuts to create necklaces. She then paints the gum nuts with designs she uses in her artwork.