May – Oct (Dry Season)
Monday – Friday: 9.30am – 4:30pm
Saturday: 9.30am – 2:30pm
Sunday: 10am – 2:30pm
Nov – April (Wet Season)
Monday – Friday: 9.30am – 4.00pm
Saturday: 10.00am – 2:00pm
Sunday: Closed
Born: 1972
Region: Central Desert NT
Community: Utopia
Language: Anmatyerre
Affiliation: Mpetyane subsection
Medium: Acrylic paint on canvas.
Abie Loy Kemarre began painting in 1994 she is the granddaughter of famous artist, Kathleen Petyarre who imparted the methodology for creating the depth-of-field of tiny shimmering dots in her highly delicate, paintings. Her paintings show the detailed designs of her stories, using fine dotting, as does her grandmother, and also bold contemporary works. Her works have been exhibited in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, and overseas. Abie’s work in batik was sent to Bali to be exhibited.
Over time, Abie Loy Kemarre’s paintings further evolved through her skill as a talented colorist and during 2001/2002, Loy introduced a bolder, more abstract style in her Sandhills and Body painting series. These newly evolved paintings are representational of her inherited Dreaming stories, however, these powerful images could be stylistically interpreted as abstract, expressionist and even post-modern. Her recent paintings depict the desert bush flowers and seeds painted in very intricate detail.
Abie Loy Kemarre’s unique signature style of painting has brought her critical acclaim that postures Loy at the leading edge of the Australian contemporary art movement.
Aboriginal Fine Arts Gallery is a founding member of the Australian Indigenous Art Trade Association, which was established to promote the ethical trade of indigenous art.
May – Oct (Dry Season)
Monday – Friday: 9.30am – 4:30pm
Saturday: 9.30am – 2:30pm
Sunday: 10am – 2:30pm
Nov – April (Wet Season)
Monday – Friday: 9.30am – 4.00pm
Saturday: 10.00am – 2:00pm
Sunday: Closed