Aboriginal Fine Art

Euan Hills Gallery Director THE YEAR THAT WAS 2016 was a huge year at Art Mob with 16 major exhibitions and 3 virtual web based exhibitions. 29 Hunter Street Barbara Weir’s opening of her mother ’s 10 year tribute exhibition was most memorable. George Nona and Job Kusu’s Dark Mofo exhibition of Dhoeries, Drums & Death Masks Hobart 7000 with a traditional Torres Strait Islander dancer was a bucket of fun! We have sold over 1200 artworks and grew the business 15% in turnover! Here’s to 2017! Help us to make it another big one! Tasmania Australia In the Henry Jones IXL precinct

P +61 3 6236 9200 F +61 3 6236 9300 M 0419 393 122 E [email protected] 2017 EXHIBITIONS NEW WORKS February will showcase our Top 20 Art W www.artmob.com.au We are always receiving new works from many Mobsters! We have analysed our 2016 sales communities around Australia! We have pieces by and will feature an artwork by each of the top Abie Loy Kemarre from Utopia, Anawari Mitchell, 20 artists! You may be surprised who is leading Sharon Doolan and Janet Nyunmitji Forbes from Blackstone, Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek from West the pack this year! Watch this space! Arnhem Land, Christine Napanangka Michaels and Lynette Nangala Singleton from March will be a ground breaking exhibition! It and Sam Juparulla Wickman from Albury. Keep an will be world’s first Aboriginal art exhibition to JAN 2017 eye on our Stock Works 25 on our website for the be viewed with 3D glasses. You won’t believe recent additions. your eyes!

PINTUPI PAINTINGS Also new in stock are some quintessential Pintupi paintings from artists including George (Hairbrush) Tjungurrayi, Thomas Tjapaltjarri, Walala Tjapaltjarri and Kim Butler Napurrula. The opticality of George’s paintings always amazes us.

LOCKHART RIVER To kick the New Year off to a fun start we have a cheerful blast of colour from Lockhart River Art Centre in Far North Queensland. Ngampula Aalkan Nyiiku Maanchima – Mepla: rise of a new era and beginning features paintings by Silas Hobson, Patrick Butcher, Irene Namok & Thelma Hobson. Silas, Patrick & Art Centre manager Enoch Perazim will be present to launch the exhibition on the 12th of January at 6pm. Come along and meet the artists and purchase some of these exciting pieces! This is a show not to miss! Abie Loy Kemarre

Abie Loy Kemarre was born in 1972 at Utopia Station, 275 kilometers north- east of in the . She is an Anmatyerr lady and speaks Eastern Anmatyerr with English as a second language. Abie started painting in 1994 and was encouraged by her famous grandmother . She paints Bush Leaves & Awelye dreaming stories. Her paintings captivate audiences with their powerful and beautiful movement throughout the canvas. Art Mob has a new range of her Bush Leaves paintings available for purchase.

AM 13321/16 Abie Loy Kemarre Bush Leaves 2016 Acrylic on Belgian linen 1520 x 910mm $5700 (detail)

AM 13320/16 Abie Loy Kemarre Bush Leaves 2016 Acrylic on Belgian linen 1830 x 1220mm $8950 (detail)

AM 13323/16 Abie Loy Kemarre Bush Leaves 2016 Acrylic on Belgian linen 710 x 560mm $1280 (detail)

AM 13242/16 Abie Loy Kemarre Bush Leaf 2016 Acrylic on linen 850 x 1070mm $4390 (detail)