JOSIE KEMARRE PETRICK - BUSH BERRY DREAMING

 JOSIE KEMARRE PETRICK
BUSH BERRY DREAMING,  2010
208 x 89.5 cm frame: 211 x 92.5
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
 
PROVENANCE
Utopia, NT
Aranda Aboriginal Art, VicPat Corrigan Collection, NSWCooee Art, NSWAccompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Aranda Aboriginal Art, Vic including a photograph of the artist with the artwork 
 
STORY
Though Josepha calls these little berries "bush plum" in English, Angkwerrpme is the name for Mistletoe in Josies language. There are many different types of Angkwerrpme in Central Australia, where all but one or two produce edible berries. In this painting Josie paints one that has sweet edible berries that can be found in shades of yellow, red, orange and purple (or black) in their different shades of maturity.
 
EXHIBITED
The Corrigan Collection, SBS Studio's, 2012 - 2021Lock(down) But Not Out, Josie Petrick Kemarre solo exhibition, Cooee Art Redfern, August 2021