Abie Loy Kemarre

Australian Aboriginal artist Abie Loy Kemarre began painting in 1994 under the formidable guidance of her famous grandmother, Kathleen Petyarre who imparted the methodology for creating the depth-of-field of tiny shimmering dots in her highly delicate, Bush Hen Dreaming paintings.

Abie Loy Kemarre (also known as Abie Loy Akemarr) was born on Utopia Station c.1972.

Over time, Abie Loy Kemarre’s paintings further evolved through her skill as a talented colorist and during 2001/2002, Loy introduced a bolder, more abstract style in her Sand hills and Body painting series. These newly evolved paintings are representational of her inherited Dreaming stories, however, these powerful images could be stylistically interpreted as abstract, expressionist and even post-modern.

Abie Loy Kemarre's unique style of painting has brought her critical acclaim that postures her at the leading edge of Aboriginal & Australian contemporary art movement.

In February 2008, Central Art launched an online exhibition of Abie's body of work, as well as being a prominent feature in the Resident NT magazine. In 2010 Central Art showcased an exhibition "Tradition to Modernity" in which several of her best works were selected by Sabine Haider and Philomena Hali (curator).

If you would like to view Central Art's exhibition of Abie Loy Kemarre, please view the following presentations:

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Collections:

The Art Gallery of South Australia, South Australia.
Festival of Arts Foundation Collection, Adelaide, South Australia.
The Adelaide University Art Collection, South Australia.
The Levi-Kaplan Collection, Seattle, USA.
The Kelton Foundation, Los Angeles, USA.
The Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission Collection.
The National Gallery of Victoria, Victoria.
Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth, Western Australia.

Exhibitions:

Solo Exhibitions

2006 Abie Loy Kemarre, Bush Leaf & Other Dreaming’s, Gadfly Gallery, Perth, WA
2005 Abie Loy Kemarre, New Paintings, Gadfly Gallery, Perth, WA
2005 Abie Loy Kemarre, Solo Exhibition, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
2004 Abie Loy Kemarre, Solo Exhibition, Gadfly Gallery, Perth, WA
2004 Abie Loy Kemarre, Solo Exhibition, Coo-ee Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2003 Abie Loy Kemarre, First Solo Exhibition, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne

Group Exhibitions

2008 Utopia Modern Women’s Collection 1999 – 2002, Coo-ee Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Light & Space, The Chicho Museum, Naoshima, Japan
Jewels of the Desert, Framed Gallery, Darwin, NT
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 Stephane Jacob, Paris, France
The Best of the Best, Jewels of the Desert, Framed Gallery, Darwin, NT
Treasures of the Spirit, Creative Returns: Investing in Aboriginal Art, Tandanya, Adelaide, SA
Shalom Gamarada Aboriginal Art Exhibition, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW
Aboriginal Art, 2007, Scott Livesy Galleries, Armadale, Vic
2007 Utopia & Beyond 2007, Aboriginal art from East to West, Coo-ee Gallery, Avalon Recreation Centre, Avalon, NSW
2006 Prism, Contemporary Australian Art, Bridgestone Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Dreaming Their Way: Australian Aboriginal Women Painters, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC, USA

Dreaming Their Way: Australian Aboriginal Women Painters, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire,
Recent Painting, Kathleen Petyarre & Abie Loy, Framed Gallery, Darwin, N.T
Abie Loy & Kathleen Petyarre, New Paintings, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Paddington, NSW
2005 Aboriginal Vision in Contemporary Australian Art, Levi – Kaplan Collection, The Wright Exhibition Centre, Seattle, WA, USA
Utopia & Beyond, Maunsell Wicks, Paddington, NSW
Abie Loy Kemarre, Dreamings, Gadfly Gallery, Perth, WA., July 22nd
2004 Arrnkerthe, New Paintings, Coo-ee Gallery, Sydney, NSW., Nov 11th.
2003 Abie Loy - Recent Paintings, Fire-works Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
2002 Abie Loy & Violet Petyarre, Recent Paintings, Mary Place Gallery, Paddington, NSW
2001 15th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Exhibition, Darwin, NT
2000 The Collection, Gallerie Australis, Adelaide, SA Utopia, Framed Gallery, Darwin, Northern Territory, 10 - 27th March.
1999 North by North East, Landscape & Ceremonial paintings from Utopia, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
1999 SALA Week, Gallerie Australis, Adelaide, SA
Joint Indonesian - Utopia Batik Workshop for Third Pacific Arts
Utopia Recent Works, King Street Gallery, Perth, WA 1998 Our Country Then and Now, Gallerie Australis, Adelaide, SA.,
Raiki Wara: Long Cloth from Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic
15th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Exhibition, Darwin, NT, Australia
Utopia Dreamings, Japingka Gallery, Perth, W.A. Australia
1997 Schilderijen uit Utopia, Songlines Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 20 - 7 June.
Dreampower, Art of Contemporary Aboriginal Australia, Museum Puri Lukisan, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia Dreampower, Art of Contemporary Aboriginal Australia, Galeri
1997 Ardiyanto, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, July 5 - 20.
Documenta, Kasel, Germany, July.
Dreampower, Art of Contemporary Aboriginal Australia, The National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
14th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Touring Art Exhibition
The Alice Prize Art Exhibition, Alice Springs, NT

Artfairs

2006 Melbourne Art Fair, 3- 6th August Melbourne, Vic.,
2004 Melbourne Art Fair, 29th Sept., - 3rd Oct., Melbourne, 2004
2003 Art Miami 2003, January 10 – 14, Miami, Florida, USA
2003 ARCO Art Fair Madrid, February 13 – 17th, Madrid, Spain
2003 Aboriginal Art Fair, 2003, July, Sydney. Australia

Awards:

1997 finalist in 14th Telstra NATSIAA
2001 finalist in 18th Telstra NATSIAA

Central Art Exhibitions:

Source: Kreczmanski, Janusz B & Birnberg, Margo (eds.): Aboriginal Artists: Dictionary of Biographies: Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region (JB Publishing Australia, Marleston, 2004)

Artist: Abie Loy Kemarre

Skin Name: Kemarre (Akemarr)

Language: Alyawarr

Region: Utopia

Vendor: Central Art

Dreaming: Bush Hen (Turkey or Bush Bustard) Bush Leaf, Sand Hills, Awelye (Body Paint Design)

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