Region: Utopia, Northern TerritoryLanguage Group: AnmatyerreArtist: Abie Loy Kemarre (b. 1974)Title: Body PaintingDate: 2009 Anmatyerre paintings, such as this superb example, have developed from the patterns and designs used in ritual body painting ceremonies. These designs vary depending on their subject, the season, and the seniority of the women. In the ceremonial designs, a variety of powders ground from charcoal and yellow and red ochres are finger-painted on the breasts and upper bodies of the singers and dancers. The paintings show lines of varying lengths and widths, and a variety of colors is used to build up these Dreamings. Background: Abie Loy is the eldest of five children and was born at Utopia station, about 270km northeast of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Abie definitely has painting in her blood: being the daughter of Margaret Loy Pula (who won the Wynne Prize in 2012) and Ray Loy Pula. Her aunt is the celebrated artist Gloria Petyarre, and her grandmother is the equally respected senior female artist Kathleen Petyarre. A very innovative mid-career artist, she began painting at the age of 19. She was mentored by her grandmother Kathleen Petyarre, who taught her the methodology of using details and tiny shimmering dotting to create complex optical effects. Over the years, Abie further developed her skills as an artist to become an extraordinarily talented colorist and designer, experimenting with elements of line, color, and form.Exhibitions:Selected Solo Exhibitions:2004 Abie Loy Kemarre, Gadfly Gallery, Perth2004 Abie Loy Kemarre, Coo-ee Gallery, Sydney2003 Abie Loy Kemarre, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne Selected Group Exhibitions2023 Utopia in Colours, Musee de l'art aborigene australien, Fondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture, Motiers, Switzerland2023 Central Desert Showcase, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2023 Top 20 of 2022, Art Mob, Hobart2022 Painting Words, Cooee Gallery, Redfern2022 Utopia & Beyond, Art Mob, Hobart2022 Top 20 2022, Art Mob, Hobart2022 Synergy 2022, First Nations Artists from around Australia, Everywhen Art, Shoreham VIC2021 Top 20 2021, Art Mob, Hobart2021 Body Line, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane2021 Big Names Little Paintings, Cooee Art Gallery, Sydney2020 Sounds of Summer, Japingka Gallery, Perth2020 Central Focus, Art Mob, Hobart2020 Top 20 Exhibition, Art Mob, Hobart2020 Director's Choice 2020, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2020 Spring, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane2019 Summer Show & Art Parade, Salt, Queenscliff, VIC2019 Beyond Time, Australian Aboriginal Art, Booker Lowe Gallery, Houston, TX, USA2019 defining tradition | black + white, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2019 International Women's Day, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2018 My Country, Salt, Queenscliff, VIC2017 On Country: Australian Aboriginal Art from the Kaplan-Levi Gift, Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art, New York2017 Sacred Marks, JGM Gallery, London2016 O Tempo Dos Sonhos, Arte Aborigene Contemporanea da Australia, Caixa Cultural, Sao Paolo2010 Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2008 Emily and her Legacy, Hillside Gallery, Tokyo2007 Yapa Dreaming, Yapa Gallery, Paris2004 Arrnkerthe, Coo-ee Gallery, Sydney2003 Mbantua Gallery, USA Exhibition Tour2003 My Grandmother and Me, Walkabout Gallery, Alice Springs2003 Abie Loy Kemarre - Recent Paintings, Fire-works Gallery, Brisbane2002 Mbantua Gallery, USA Exhibition Tour2002 Abie Loy & Violet Petyarre - Recent Paintings, Mary Place Gallery, Paddington NSW2001 15th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Exhibition, Darwin2000 The Collection, Gallerie Australis, Adelaide2000 Utopia, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne1999 North by North East: Landscape & Ceremonial paintings from Utopia, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne1999 SALA Week, Gallerie Australis, Adelaide1999 Joint Indonesian: Utopia Batik Workshop for the Third Pacific Arts1999 Utopia: Recent Works, King Street Gallery, Perth1998 Our Country Then and Now, Gallerie Australis, Adelaide1998 Raiki Wara: Long Cloth from Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne1998 Utopia Dreamings, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle1997 Shliderijen uit Utopia, Songlines Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands1997 Dreampower: the Art of Contemporary Aboriginal Australia, Museum Puri Lukisan, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia1997 The Alice Prize Art Exhibition, Alice Springs Awards and Recognition2001 18th NATSIAA, Darwin - Finalist2001 15th NATSIAA, Darwin - Finalist1997 14th NATSIAA, Darwin - Finalist CollectionsNational Gallery of Victoria, MelbourneArt Gallery of South Australia, AdelaideThe Kelton Collection, Santa Monica, USAKerry Stokes Collection, PerthAdelaide University Art Collection, AdelaideFestival of Arts Foundation Collection, AdelaideMbantua Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice SpringsKaplan and Levi Collection, Seattle Art Museum, SeattleFondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture, Motiers, SwitzerlandMedium: synthetic polymer paint on canvas Dimensions: 41 x 41 inches. (104.1 x 104.1 cm.) Not stretched. Condition: Unstretched, in very good condition overall.Provenance: Daniel Becker, The Aboriginal Art House, Adelaide, cat. no. ALK 101020, Oct. 2010, acquired from the above in 2010, Private Collection, Washington, D.C.
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