Born: 1944
Deceased: 1989
Language Group: Western Arrernte (Aranda)
Country: Haasts Bluff/Hermannsburg (Ntaria), West of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Subjects: Landscapes, Hermannsburg School
Athanasius was born at Haasts Bluff. He is the son of Titus and Esmeralda Renkaranka, younger brother of Salamo Renkaraka.
Collections
Mbantua Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice Springs
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
Exhibitions
1988 | The Inspired Dream, Life as art in Aboriginal Australia, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory and touring internationally. |
1989 | A Myriad of Dreaming: Twentieth Century Aboriginal Art, Westpac Gallery, Melbourne esign Warehouse Sydney (through Lauraine Diggins Fine Art) |
Further References
Diggins, L. (ed.) 1989 | A Myriad of Dreaming: Twentieth Century Aboriginal Art, exhib. cat., Malakoff Fine Art Press, North Caulfield, Victoria |
Hardy, J., Megaw, J.V.S. and Megaw, M.R. (eds) | 1992, The Heritage of Namatjira – the Watercolourists of Central Australia, William Heinemann, Australia © |
1988 | The Inspired Dream, Life as art in Aboriginal Australia, exhib. Cat., Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane |
NATSIVAD Data Base 1997 |