Biography  Patsy work has the physical presence of much contemporary work of art. She pays particular attention to the details, her intricate subtle shades of colour moves with the viewer’s eyes giving multi dimensional appearance. 

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Patsy Long Kemarre Biography  born 1952

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Patsy Long Kemarre together with her sisters, Nora Moore Kemarre and Kathleen Kemarre are all established artists from the Utopia region. Patsy's depiction of the bush medicine plant is brought to life by star like motifs throughout her paintings. Patsy has been painting for Mbantua for a number of years and continues to provide us with her high quality and detailed paintings.

Patsy work has the physical presence of much contemporary work with fascinating accuracy of intricate details, subtle shades of colour that moves with the viewer’s eyes. Her paintings are very beautiful inspiring landscapes with multi dimensional appearance of modern art.

COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Homes a Court Collection, Perth
Mbantua Museum Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice Springs, NT
Art Bank, Sydney
University of Queensland, Anthropology Museum, St Lucia
Richard Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica, USA
Donald Kahn Collection USA
OHSU Heart Research Centre, USA
Australian Aboriginal Media Association collection, Alice Sprigs, NT
Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Art Gallery Kunsthuys, Wijk bij Duurstede, The Netherlands
Vlaams-Europeesch Conferentiecentrum, Brussels, Belgium

EXHIBITIONS

• 1990 Utopia- Picture Story, an Exhibition of 88 works on Silk from the Holmes a Court Collection by Utopian artists which toured Eire and Scotland

• 1993 Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs

• 1998 May- August, Art Gallery Kunsthuys, Wijk bij Duurstede, The Netherlands

• 1998 April-June, Dreamings, Vlaams-Europeesch Conferentiecentrum, Brussels, Belgium

• 1998 Permanent Exhibition in Art Gallery ‘Culture Store’, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

• 2001 February, ‘Bloom’ an exhibition of Bush Medicine Dreamings from Utopia, Walkabout Indigenous Art Gallery, Leichhardt, NSW

• 2002 Mbantua Gallery - Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A

• 2002 Mbantua Gallery - 'The Cove Gallery' Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• 2002 Mbantua Gallery - Urban Wine Works, Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit – OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• 2002 Mbantua Gallery - Mary's Woods, Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit – OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• 2002 Mbantua Gallery - New City Merchants, Knoxville, Tennessee USA

• 2003 Mbantua Gallery - Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee USA

• 2003 Mbantua Gallery - 'The Cove Gallery' Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• 2003 Mbantua Gallery - Contemporary Aboriginal Art Event, Umpqua Bank, Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• 2003 Mbantua Gallery - Mary's Woods, Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• 2003 Mbantua Gallery - Art From The Dreamtime, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• 2004 Aug-Sep Mbantua Gallery USA exhibition; Portland, Nashville, Knoxville, Hartford and Greenwich.

Patsy Long Kemarre together with her sisters, Nora Moore Kemarre and Kathleen Kemarre are all established artists from the Utopia region.

SOURCE and FURTHER REFERENCES:
  "Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert - A Biographical Dictionary" by Vivien Johnson, published by Craftsman House 1994,  "The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture" edited by Sylvia Kleinert and Margo Neale published by OUP 2000,  “Australian Aboriginal Artist Encyclopedia” dictionary of biographies” Kreczmanski, Janusz B & Birnberg, Margo (eds: Aboriginal Artists: Dictionary of Biographies: Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region (JB Publishing Australia, Marleston, 2004). Brody, A. 1989 Utopia women’s Paintings: the First Works on Canvas, A summer Project, 1988-89 exhib. Cat. Heytesbury Holdings, Perth Brody, A. 1990 Utopia, a picture Story, 88 Silk Batiks from the Robert Homes a Court Gallery and gallery Collection, Heytesbury Holdings LTD Perth NATSIVAD database;  Latz, P. 1995, Bushfires & Bushtucker, IAD Press, Alice Springs.

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Wild Passionfruit Dreaming

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Patsy's depiction of the bush medicine plant is brought to life by star like motifs throughout her paintings. Patsy has been painting for Mbantua for a number of years and continues to provide us with her high quality and detailed paintings.

There are many sacred Dreamtime stories that belong to Pasty’s country, Antarrengeny of which play a significant part in her ceremonies and culture. One of these Dreamings is of the Wild Passionfruit of the Capparis spinosa var nummularia shrub in Pasty’s language it is called Arrwerneng. The plant produces white, delicate flowers that only last for a day or two, and the wild Passionfruit that ripen in the summer and last until the winter frosts. When the green fruit ripen, it splits open revealing bright yellow pulp and black seeds. Ants and bird are attracted to this fruit when it is ripe which is why it is commonly picked green by the aboriginal people and allowed to ripen off the plant. Dot work in this painting represents the seeds of the wild Passionfruit, yellow and orange designs represent the fruit, green designs represent its leaf and white designs represent its beautiful flowers.

Dot work in Patsy painting represents the seeds of the wild passionfruit, yellow and orange designs represent the fruit, green designs represent its leaf and white designs represent its beautiful flowers. The sacred Dreamtime stories that belong to Pasty’s country, Antarrengeny of which play a significant part in her ceremonies and culture. One of these Dreamings is of the Wild Passionfruit of the Capparis spinosa var. nummularia shrub. In Pasty’s language it is called Arrwerneng. The plant produces white, delicate flowers that only last for a day or two, and the wild passionfruit that ripen in the summer and last until the winter frosts. When the green fruit ripen, it splits open revealing bright yellow pulp and black seeds. Ants and bird are attracted to this fruit when it is ripe which is why it is commonly picked green by the aboriginal people and allowed to ripen off the plant.

There are many sacred Dreamtime stories that belong to Pasty’s country, Antarrengeny of which play a significant part in her ceremonies and culture. One of these Dreamings is of the Wild Passionfruit of the Capparis spinosa var. nummularia shrub. In Pasty’s language it is called Arrwerneng. The plant produces white, delicate flowers that only last for a day or two, and the wild passionfruit that ripen in the summer and last until the winter frosts. When the green fruit ripen, it splits open revealing bright yellow pulp and black seeds. Ants and bird are attracted to this fruit when it is ripe which is why it is commonly picked green by the aboriginal people and allowed to ripen off the plant.

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