Aboriginal Fine Art

Tribe: Anmatyerre

Area: Utopia, Northern Territory

Born: circa 1945

Biography:

Josie is from Utopia, Northern Territory, located approximately 230 km north-east of Alice Springs. Josie is a fully initiated member of the Anmatyerre Tribe.

Some of her stories are inherited from her late grandmother Emily Kame Kngwarreye, a very successful artist, who painted depictions of the desert and its plant life changing with the seasons and the life giving rains.
Josie’s works are sought after for their unique layering of dots creating a three dimensional image. Her command of colour and space is highly evident.  Josie excels in her ability to use dots to create wonderful movement and fantastic depth. Josie has been painting since she was a teenager, but since the late 1980’s has emerged as a leading Utopian artist.

Collections:

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Corrigan Collection
The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth
Kerry Stokes Collection
Artbank, Sydney