Josie Petrick Kemarre

Josie Petrick Kemarre
Born: c.1953 Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa), NT
Language: Anmatyerre
Country: Eastern Desert
Area: Soakage Bore, Utopia, NT

Josie began painting in 1990 when living in the Eastern Desert. Producing colourful, eye-catching dot paintings, Josie’s work constitutes both a modern approach to the natural landscape of her homeland, as well as discourse on traditional Aboriginal women’s stories. She has collections in Charles Sturt University, Artbank, Sydney and National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Josie has also exhibited in various galleries, nationally and internationally, including Embassy Australia in Washington, USA (2001).

	EXHIBITIONS GROUP
2011	Eclectica 1 Fireworks gallery Brisbane
2007	Sydney Art Fair, Aranda Aboriginal Art Shanghai Art Fair, Aranda Aboriginal Art
2006	Women’s Show, Boscia Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2005	Wellington Gallery, Central, Hong Kong
1999	Embassy of Australia, Washington DC, USA Embassy of Australia, New York City, USA United Nations, New York City, USA Out of Australia Lui Hai-Su National Art Museum, Shanghai, China
1995	Jinta Desert Art, Sydney Aboriginal Desert Art Gallery
	COLLECTIONS
	National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne VIC Corrigan Collection The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth WA Kerry Stokes Collection Artbank, Sydney NSW Aranda Collection

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