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Selected works

FW12532 Awelye	FW12533 Awelye	FW19248 Body paint design
FW21592 Awelye	FW22116 Bush Medicine Leaves	FW22117 Awelye
FW22118 Awelye	FW22119 Awelye	FW22120 Bush Hen
FW22122 Bush Turkey Dreaming	FW22123 Bush Medicine Leaves	FW22124 Bush Turkey Dreaming

Bio & CV

Born: 1972 Utopia Station NT
Country: Anmatyerre
Language: Eastern Anmatyerre
Region: Lyentye (Mosquito Bore), Utopia NT

Abie began painting in 1994 under the guidance of her grandmother, Indigenous artist, Kathleen Petyarre. A common subject of Abie’s paintings is the Bush Hen Dreaming, as well as Sandhills and the Body painting series of works which are more abstract in style. Abie creates paintings that are both powerful and beautiful whilst maintaining a sense of the sensitivity and strength she derives from her Dreaming and her country. Her works are held in numerous private, corporate and public collections nationally and internationally.

Story/Statement

SANDHILL COUNTRY 2013
Drawing upon sacred Eastern Anmatyerr stories from Utopia, Abie also experiments with new designs. Sandhill Country reveals the Artist’s strong technical command of line, colour and composition.

AWELYE 2010
Awelye are part of Women's ceremonial body paint designs. These ceremonies demonstrate respect for country as well as their community's well-being and health.

BODY PAINT DESIGN 2005
Women gathering at sacred sights to perform ceremonies will usually sing and apply paint to each other which takes the form of ceremonial significant designs. Body paint design uses a combination of white and ochres – traditional colours significant to Abie and her country.

ABIE LOY KEMARRE

Born: 1972 Utopia Station NT
Country: Anmatyerre
Language: Eastern Anmatyerre
Area: Utopia Region

EXHIBITIONS—SOLO

2006 Abie Loy Kemarre, Bush Leaf & Other Dreaming’s Gadfly Gallery Perth

2005 Abie Loy Kemarre, New Paintings Gadfly Gallery Perth

2005 Abie Loy Kemarre Alcaston Gallery Melbourne

2004 Abie Loy Kemarre Gadfly Gallery Perth

2004 Abie Loy Kemarre Coo-ee Gallery Sydney

2003 New Paintings FireWorks Gallery Brisbane QLD

2003 Abie Loy Kemarre Alcaston Gallery Melbourne

EXHIBITIONS—GROUP

2024 Motherline II: Abie Loy Kemarre & Margaret Loy Pula, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane

2024 Top 20 2024, Art Mob, Hobart

2023 Emily & Others | Geniuses from Utopia, Art Mob, Hobart

2023 Utopia in Colours, Musee de l'art aborigene australien, Fondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture, Motiers, Switzerland

2023 Central Desert Showcase, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney

2023 Top 20 of 2022, Art Mob, Hobart

2022 Painting Words, Cooee Gallery, Redfern

2022 Utopia & Beyond, Art Mob, Hobart

2022 Top 20 2022, Art Mob, Hobart

2022 Synergy 2022, First Nations Artists from around Australia, Everywhen Art, Shoreham VIC

2021 Top 20 2021, Art Mob, Hobart

2021 Body Line, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane

2021 Big Names Little Paintings, Cooee Art Gallery, Sydney

2020 Sounds of Summer, Japingka Gallery, Perth

2020 Director's Choice 2020, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney

2020 Spring, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane2020 From the Desert, FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane QLD

2020 Central Focus, Art Mob, Hobart

2020 Top 20 Exhibition, Art Mob, Hobart

2019 Summer Show & Art Parade, Salt, Queenscliff, VIC

2019 Beyond Time, Australian Aboriginal Art, Booker Lowe Gallery, Houston, TX, USA

2019 defining tradition | black + white, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney

2019 International Women's Day, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney

2018 My Country, Salt, Queenscliff, VIC

2018 Delmore Gallery: Utopia Women, Merricks Art Gallery, VIC

2017 Sacred Marks, JGM Gallery, London, U.K.

2017 On Country: Australian Aboriginal Art from the Kaplan-Levi Gift, Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art, New York

2014 Desert Song, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA

2012 Desert Gold, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA

2012 Recent Works, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA

2012 Sandover River Country, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA

2012 Little Gems, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA

2011 In Black and white, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA

2010 Australian Trilogy, Dennis Nona, Abie Loy Kemmare GW Bott Paris France

2009 Best of the Best 11 Framed Gallery Darwin

2009 Ochres to Dust Coo-ee Gallery Sydney

2008 Utopia Collection, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA

2008 Utopia Modern Women’s Collection 1999 – 2002 Coo-ee Gallery Sydney

2008 Light & Space The Chicho Museum Naoshima Japan

2008 Jewels of the Desert Framed Gallery Darwin

2008 Emily in Tokyo, Visions of Utopia that Penetrate the Soul of the Eastern Desert Art Front Gallery Hillside Forum Tokyo Japan

2007 Parcours des Mondes Galerie Anne & Just Jaeckin Arts d'Australie Paris France

2007 The Best of the Best, Jewels of the Desert Framed Gallery Darwin

2007 Treasures of the Spirit, Creative Returns: Investing in Aboriginal Art Tandanya Adelaide

2007 Shalom Gamarada Aboriginal Art Exhibition University of NSW Sydney

2007 Aboriginal Art Scott Livesy Galleries Armadale VIC

2007 Utopia & Beyond 2007, Aboriginal art from East to West Avalon Recreation Centre with Coo-ee Gallery Avalon NSW

2006 Prism, Contemporary Australian Art Bridgestone Museum Tokyo Japan

2006 Dreaming Their Way: Australian Aboriginal Women Painters National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington DC USA

2006 Dreaming Their Way: Australian Aboriginal Women Painters Hood Museum of Art Dartmouth College New Hampshire USA

2006 Recent Painting, Kathleen Petyarre & Abie Loy Framed Gallery Darwin

2006 Abie Loy & Kathleen Petyarre, New Paintings Maunsell Wickes Gallery Sydney

2005 Aboriginal Vision in Contemporary Australian Art, Levi – Kaplan Collection The Wright Exhibition Centre Seattle USA

2005 Utopia & Beyond Maunsell Wicks Sydney

2005 Abie Loy Kemarre, Dreamings Gadfly Gallery Perth

2004 Arrnkerthe, New Paintings Coo-ee Gallery Sydney

2003 Abie Loy - Recent Paintings FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2002 Abie Loy & Violet Petyarre, Recent Paintings Mary Place Gallery Sydney

2001 15^th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Exhibition Darwin

2000 The Collection Gallerie Australis Adelaide

2000 Utopia Framed Gallery Darwin

1999 North by North East, Landscape & Ceremonial paintings from Utopia Alcaston Gallery Melbourne

1999 SALA Week Gallerie Australis Adelaide

1999 Utopia Recent Works King Street Gallery Perth

1998 Our Country Then and Now Gallerie Australis Adelaide

1998 Raiki Wara: Long Cloth from Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait National Gallery of Victoria Melbourne

1998 15^th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Exhibition Darwin

1998 Utopia Dreamings Japingka Gallery Perth

1997 Schilderijen uit Utopia Songlines Gallery Amsterdam The Netherlands

1997 Dreampower, Art of Contemporary Aboriginal Australia Museum Puri Lukisan Ubud Bali

1997 Documenta Kasel Germany

1997 Dreampower, Art of Contemporary Aboriginal Australia The National Gallery of Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia

1997 14^th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Touring Art Exhibition

1997 Desert Designs Japingka Gallery Perth

1997 The Alice Prize Art Exhibition Alice Springs NT

COLLECTIONS

Seattle Art Museum Seattle Washington USA

Musée de Confluences Lyon France

The Ishibashi Foundation Bridgestone Museum Tokyo Japan

The Art Gallery of South Australia

Festival of Arts Foundation Collection Adelaide

The Adelaide University Art Collection

The Levi-Kaplan Collection Seattle USA

The Kelton Foundation Los Angeles USA

The Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission Collection

The National Gallery of Victoria

Kerry Stokes Collection Perth

Private Collections

PUBLICATIONS

Aborigenes, Collections australiennes contemporaines du muse des Confluences, Cet ouverage a été publié par le Départment du Rhône et FAGE Éditions © 2008 Musée des Confluences © 2008 FAGE Éditions pour la présente édtion, pp. Front Cover, 126, 127, RHONE Le Department

Prism, Contemporary Australian Art, Bridgestone Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 6^th October – 3^rd December, published by Bridgestone Art Museum, Ishibashi Foundation, Tokyo, pp.18,19,20

Dreaming Their Way, Australian Aboriginal Women Painters, National Women in the Arts, June 30^th – September 24^th, 2006, published by Scala Publishers Ltd. Northburgh House, Northburgh Street, London, UK, pp. 41, 72 – 73,136.

Craft Arts International magazine, article, Abie Loy Kemarre, pp.44 – 48, published Craft Arts International Pty Ltd, 2005

Raki Wara, Long Cloth from Aboriginal and the Torres Strait, National Gallery of Victoria, 1998 pp. 63 86,87.

Telstra 14^th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award - Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Traveling exhibition, plate 17, page 25.

Dreampower, Art of Contemporary Aboriginal Australia, David Cossey, Museum Art International, 1997, pp. 26,27,28.

Past exhibitions

GROUP

Motherline II 2024

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