keringke artists

PMB Ltyentye Apurte
Santa Teresa
via Alice Springs, NT 0872
P: 08 8956 0956
F: 08 8956 0956
E: gallery@keringkearts.com.au
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Camilla Young

Born: Tuesday, 17 May 1960

Community: Keringke

Language: Eastern Arrernte

Skin Name: Perrurle

Dreaming: Snake & rain

Country: Yambah Station Area

 

Biography

Camilla's childhood was spent at Santa Teresa Community before attending boarding school in Alice Springs. Years 7-10 were completed at boarding school in Melbourne. Camilla returned to Santa Teresa to start her first job working in the Council Office for the Bank Agency. Following employment office work at the Community School and the Women's Centre. Camilla Started work at the Keringke Art Centre in 1995 as the trainee office manager and artist. She is now painting at home and we are pleased that we are still able to represent her exquisite art work through Keringke Arts.

Exhibitions:

1996
National Fringe 96, Inbarendi Fringe Gallery, Adelaide SA.
Central Australian Aboriginal Art & Craft Exhibition, Araluen Art Centre
National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin NT
Arm Load of Art Exhibition, Woods St Gallery, Darwin NT.
Anwernekenhe Tyepetye - Telling Our Story, Rainbow Serpent
Gallery, Sydney, NSW. (Keringke Arts solo exhibition)

1997
Desert Mob Show, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT

1998
Designs of the Desert, Hogarth Galleries Aboriginal Arts Centre, Sydney, NSW
Desert Mob Show, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT

1999
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art
Award, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territor, Darwin, NT
Keringke Solo Exhibition, araluen Art
Centre, Alice springs, NT
Desert Mob Show, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT

SPECIAL PROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

2000
Reproduction silk design scarf - Australian Tie Co.
Reproduction painted design, cup, plate and coaster - Australian Fine China

Collections:

Araluen Centre for the Arts, Alice Springs, NT
Overseas collections

 

This is an original Aboriginal artwork from an artist of the Ltyentye Apurte Community.
Copyright for both artwork and text remains with Keringke Art Centre and artist.