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Josette Young

  • Skin Name:Perrurle
  • Language:Eastern Arrernte
  • Region:Ltyentye Apurte, Central Australia
  • Dreaming:Snake (Apmwe) & Rain (Kwatye)
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Josette Young

Biography

Josette Young Perrule was born on the 28th September 1961 at Yambah Station in Central Australia. She lives in Santa Teresa Community, just an hour outside of Alice Springs.

Josette is one of the original artists from Santa Teresa who was involved in the development of the Keringke Arts Centre, which was built in 1987. Her painting style is consistent with the other women from the art centre who create intricate and detailed fine dotting with an explosion of colour. This particular style has been called, “Keringke”. Josette’s paintings create imagery which has been likened to a cosmic view of the night sky. Her Dreamings include Apmwe and Kwatye.

Since the Keringke Art Centre’s inception in 1987, Josette has become a senior artist and has assisted, trained and supported many of the new up and coming artists from the area particularly with the use of colour, technique and style.

Josette has participated in over 30 group exhibitions around Australia, New Zealand and the USA through her 20 year art career. In 2007 she was also given recognition of her beautiful and intricate paintings by having one of her artworks reproduced by JB Books as a blank journal cover.

Bibliography

  • Birnberg, M. & Kreczmanski, J.B. (2004) Aboriginal Artist Dictionary of Biographies: Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region. J.B. Publishing Australia. Marleston, South Australia.

Exhibitions

  • 2008, Central Art Gallery, Brisbane.
  • 2008, Ulladulla Gallery, Sydney.
  • 2007, “Desert Mob Show”, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 2007, Ochre Dot Art Gallery, California, USA.
  • 2006, Jungara Aboriginal Art Gallery, Cairns.
  • 2005, Walkatjara Art Gallery, Uluru Cultural Precinct, Uluru.
  • 2005, Jungara Aboriginal Art Gallery, Cairns.
  • 2005, Tuggeranong Art Gallery, Canberra.
  • 2005, “Desert Mob Show”, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 2004, “Desert Mob Show”, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 2004, Jungara Aboriginal Art Gallery, Cairns.
  • 2004, Meeniyan Art Gallery, Victoria.
  • 2003, Framed Gallery, Darwin.
  • 2003, “Desert Mob Show”, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 2002, Gallerie Commines, Paris, France.
  • 2002, “Desert Mob Show”, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 2002, “Adelaide Fringe Festival”, Adelaide.
  • 2002, “Desart Inc – Kumangka Warpulaiadlu”, Desart, Darwin.
  • 2001, “Atyenhenge Atherre Kenhe Apmere (From the Grandfather and Grandson’s Country”, Coomalie Cultural Centre, Batchelor College, Batchelor.
  • 2001, “Desert Mob Show”, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 2001, “Putting in the Colour: Silks from the Centre”, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne.
  • 2000, Kevins College Exhibition, Melbourne.
  • 2000, Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne.
  • 2000, “Desert Mob Show”, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 1999, “Keringke (Kangaroo Tracks) – Canvas Painting”, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 1998, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 1998, “Keringke Arts: Kaleidoscope”, Framed Gallery, Darwin.
  • 1998, “Keringke Arts: Colour and Light”, Gondwana II, Alice Springs.
  • 1998, “Keringke Arts”, National Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Sydney.
  • 1996, “National Fringe 1996”, Inbarendi Fringe Gallery, Adelaide.
  • 1993, “Central Desert Silks”, Rainbow Serpent Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1993, “Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition”, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 1992, “Atyelpe”, Taumata Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • 1992, “Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition”, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 1991, “Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition”, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 1990, “Mbwellare”, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
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