Queenie Lion Kemarre
Queenie Lion Kemarre
Born:
c. 1920
Deceased:
2020
Language Group:
Alyawarre
Country:
Irrultja and Atnwengerrp, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:
Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk and Cotton, Wood Carving
Subjects:
Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Ntyeny Ngkwarl (Red Mallee Flower), Awele Awele (Bush Tomatoes), Awelye (Women's Ceremony) for Goanna, Scorpion Dreaming
Queenie was a senior woman of the Alyawarre speakers and played a significant role in the summer canvas project of 1988-1989, as well as in the early batik workshops at the Utopia community. Her work is represented in the Holmes à Court collections, encompassing sculpture, painting and batik.
Known as a prominent Utopia artist, Queenie predominantly focused on depicting body paint designs used in women's ceremonies. She lived in the Utopia region with her large extended family.
Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs, NT
Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
The Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, WA
1989
Utopia Women's Paintings, the first Works on Canvas, A Summer Project, 1988-1989, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1990
Utopia - A Picture Story, an Exhibition of 88 works on Silk by Utopian artists, Holmes à Court Collection, toured Eire and Scotland
1991
Australian Perspecta, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
2002-2004
Mbantua Gallery USA exhibitions
2004-2006
Evolution of Utopia - opened by the Honorable Robert Hill, Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
Brody, A.
(1990) Utopia: a Picture Story, 88 Silk Batiks from the Robert Holmes à Court Collection, Heytesbury Holdings, Perth, WA
Brody, A.
(1989) Utopia Women's Paintings The First Works on Canvas, A Summer Project 1988-89, exhib.cat., Heytesbury Holdings, Perth, WA
Johnson, V.
(1994) The Dictionary of Western Desert Artists, Crafts Wales
