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1970
Language Group:Pitjantjatjara and Western Arrernte (Aranda)
Country:Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Jewellery
Subjects:Bush Tucker, Lizard Country
In her early childhood, Kathleen moved to Queensland with her father, brother and sister. At the age of ten, Kathleen returned to Central Australia with them to move back to 'Country' to live with their mother at Hermannsburg. Kathleen has more recently lived with her husband and two sons on his traditional land, Iwupataka, west of Alice Springs.
Kathleen began painting in 1995 along with her sister, Julie-Anne Paige, who is a prominent artist in her own right. Kathleen paints Bush Tucker and Children's Stories which reflect her own happy childhood growing up with her family out bush. Kathleen is recognized not only as a prominent painter, but also in other art mediums. Kathleen is the designer and creator of a popular range of Aboriginal jewelry incorporating natural seeds in modern contemporary settings.
'Living in the bush, I see lizards everyday. Cave geckos move around the house at night searching for insects. Bearded dragons frolic in the dust. Old Perentie pays a visit, looking for scraps from last night's Kangaroo hunt. I stand quietly, admiring their patterns, as if someone had hand painted them in all their details. Lizards all around inspiring me to paint them.' Kathleen Buzzacott, March 2013.
