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MBL472

Untitled Landscape

Medium
Watercolour on Board
Size
50 x 76cm
Year Painted
c. 1989
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MBL472

Untitled Landscape

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Catalogue Number:MBL472 ,Width: ,Height:

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Catalogue Number:
MBL472

Artist Profile

Therese grew up at the Santa Teresa Mission, located southeast of Alice Springs,…

Artist Profile

Artist Profile

Therese Ryder
Born:

1946

Deceased:

2023

Language Group:

Eastern Arrernte (Aranda)

Country:

Santa Teresa, South East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Medium:

Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Watercolour on Board

Subjects:

Women Collecting Merne Alangkwe (Bush Banana), Merne Atwakeye (Wild Orange), Angkwerrpme (Mistletoe), Merne Alangkwe (Bush Banana), Uluru, Ntang (Edible Seeds), Untitled Landscape, Awele Awele (Bush Tomatoes), Women Collecting Yerrampe (Honey Ant), W

Therese grew up at the Santa Teresa Mission, located southeast of Alice Springs, where she lived in a dormitory under the care of Catholic nuns. The girls at the mission were taught practical skills like cooking, sewing and house cleaning, with drawing lessons offered once a week. Key figures such as Sister Therese Marie, Sister Anastasia, Dr. Ethel Robertson and Mr. Sawjack played a significant role in fostering her interest in art and landscape painting.

The emerging artists from Santa Teresa, including Therese, were somewhat aware of Albert Namatjira and his acclaim as a watercolorist but were not heavily influenced by him at the time. Therese, along with Kathleen Wallace, Gabriella Wallace and others, participated in the Alice Springs Show and often received awards for their work.

After moving to Alice Springs, Therese continued to paint, developing her skills in both the landscape style and the traditional dot style. Her work includes interpretations of bush foods, reflecting her deep connection to her cultural heritage.

COLLECTIONS
Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs, NT
EXHIBITIONS
1988
Pmere - Country in Mind, Arrernte Landscape Painters, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
1989
6th National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
1989
A Myriad of Dreaming: Twentieth Century Aboriginal Art, Westpac Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1991
Heritage of Namatjira, Flinders University Art Museum, Bedford Park, SA
1991
Aboriginal Women's Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
1992-1993
Heritage of Namatjira, Flinders University Art Museum, Bedford Park, SA
1993
Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
2002-2004
Mbantua Gallery USA exhibitions
REFERENCES
Diggins, L.
(1989) A Myriad of Dreaming: Twentieth Century Aboriginal Art, exhibit. Cat., Malakoff Fine Art Press, North Caulfield, VIC
Green, J.
(1988) Pmere: Country in Mind, Arrernte Landscape Painters, Tangentyere Council, Alice Springs ©
Green, J.
(1994) A Learner's Guide to Eastern and Central Arrernte, Institute of Aboriginal Development Press, Alice Springs ©
Hardy, J., Megaw, JVS. & Megaw, MR.
(1992) The Heritage of Namatjira - The Watercolourists of Central Australia, William Heinemann, Australia

Information

Artist Name, Artwork Size, Medium, Year Painted, Title,

Information

Artist Name:
Therese Ryder
Artwork Size:
50 x 76cm
Medium:
Watercolour on Board
Year Painted:
c. 1989
Title:
Untitled Landscape

Description

This landscape by Therese reflects the colour and formation of the many ranges, hills, gorges and flora that are found in her country, Santa Teresa, West of Alice Springs in Central Australia. This country truly has the blue and purple colours of the ranges in the distance, the rich colour in the sand and an amazing contrast when the plentiful flora is in bloom.

Located at
Mbantua Alice Gallery