Therese Ryder
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 Ryder (1946-2023) was an Eastern Arrernte artist connected to Santa Teresa Country, south east of Alice Springs. Growing up at Santa Teresa Mission, Therese developed her love of drawing and painting from an early age, encouraged by teachers and mission staff who recognised her natural artistic ability. These early influences helped shape her beautiful landscape paintings, inspired by the places and memories of her Country.
Therese was a versatile artist who worked in watercolour on board as well as acrylic on canvas and linen. Her artwork captured the beauty of her homeland through landscapes, bush foods and traditional scenes of women dancing in ceremony.
A gentle and respected person, Therese painted for Mbantua Gallery on and off since the late 1980s. Her artworks continue to be treasured for the warmth, connection and quiet beauty they bring to the stories of Santa Teresa Country.
Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs, NT
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
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
