Kathleen Wallace

Kathleen Wallace was born at Uyedye, a campsite in the Todd River in Alice Springs, Central Australia.

In the early 1950s Kathleen Wallace's family came to the Santa Teresa Mission. She went to the mission school and began painting watercolour landscapes in the manner of Albert Namatjira.

Kathleen Wallace worked as a teacher's assistant and assistant adult educator. In 1989, she established Keringke Arts with Agnes Bridget Wallace Kngwarreye, Gabriella Wallace and Mary Oliver Ampetyane..

Keringke Arts became, after a time, an internationally renowned arts organisation. The Ltyentye Apurte Art Centre is named after Kathleen Wallace's Dreaming place.

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Collections:

Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
Crafts Council of the Northern Territory, Alice Springs
Kelton Foundation, Los Angeles, USA

Exhibitions:

1988 BirukMarri Gallery, Fremantle
1988 Sydney Show Grounds
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002 Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
1992 Te Taemata Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
1994, 1996, Tandanya, National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide
1994 Parliament House, Canberra
1995, 1996 Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
1997, 1998 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
1998 Hogarth Galleries, Sydney

Awards:

2001, Finalist 18th Telstra NATSIAA

Source: Aboriginal Artist dictionary of biographies Central Desert, Western Desert, Kimberley Region written by Janusz B. Kreczmanski & Margo Birnberg published by JB Publishing

Artist: Kathleen Wallace

Skin Name: Kemarre

Language: Arrernte

Region: Santa Teresa

Vendor: Central Art

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