Josie petrick kemarre biography sample

Josie commenced painting some eighteen years ago. Since that time she has achieved a high level of sophistication in the interpretation of traditional women’s stories.

Josie Petrick Kemarre | Biography - MutualArt

Using minimal Aboriginal iconography, she usually depicts the gathering of bush food in an interesting modern interpretation of the abundance of bush fruits.

She has always lived a semi-traditional lifestyle, spending her early years foraging - searching for bush foods. This was the way of life for Central Desert families throughout the generations, this was their formal education, what living each day was all about - just as her mother had done, her mother’s mother and her grandmother’s mother before that.

Josie's first job was working at the Santa Teresa Mission as a chef, with memories of making them all soup.

Josie Petrick Kemarre | Biography - MutualArt

She met her husband Robin there and after her bush marriage moved with him to an area of Utopia called Mt Swan. To Josie Petrick Kemarre - Artists - PondOfView.eu - Aboriginal ... DEQI