ABIE LOY KEMARRE

Language: Eastern Anmatyerre
Region: Lyentye (Mosquito Bore) community on Utopia – Northern Territory
Date of Birth: c1972

Content: Abie Loy began painting her grandfather’s country of Artenya in 1994.  Abie’s stories include Bush Hen Dreaming and Body Paint.  She learned to paint under the guidance of her grandmother, Kathleen Petyarre.

Selected Collections:

• Kelton Foundation, Los Angeles, USA
• Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission, Adelaide

Awards:

• Finalist in the 1997 and 2001 Telstra NATSIAA