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Craig Koomeeta Crocodile (2002) Wood, acrylic paint |
Biography
| Born:
15 March 1977
Language Group: Wik Mungkam Clan: Apelech Lives: Aurukun, Far North Queensland |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2005 | Paintings and Sculptures, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane |
| 2004 | Ngamp yotam ma kee antan, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane |
| 2003 | Craig Koomeeta: Recent Sculpture, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne |
| 2002 | North-West, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane |
Group Exhibitions
| 2005 | Aurukun
Artists: Paintings and Sculptures, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
Lingua Franca: ARC Art Design & Craft Biennial, Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane |
| 2004 | Out
of Country, Gallery 1601, Washington DC, USA
Wik Kaa'th Pii'tha—Wik Stories of our Dreams, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney Relics, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane |
| 2003 | Story
Place: Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest, Queensland Art
Gallery, Brisbane
Elements, Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs |
| 2002-04 | Wild Nature in Contemporary Australian Art and Craft, a travelling exhibition Funded by Visions Australia and the Gordon Darling Foundation: Jam Factory, Adelaide; Mildura Arts Centre, Victoria; Australian Centre for Craft and Design, Sydney; Lake Macquarie Regional Art Gallery, NSW; Tamworth City Gallery, NSW; QUT Art Museum, Brisbane; Noosa Regional Gallery, Qld; Cairns Regional Gallery, Qld; Rockhampton Art Gallery, Qld. |
| 2002 | The
Queensland/Berlin Indigenous Art Exhibition, Ludwig Erhard Haus, Berlin,
Germany
Telstra19th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin Kank inum-Nink inum (Old way-New way), Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Coolum Journey, Urban Art Projects, Brisbane |
| 2001 | Telstra18th
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, The Museum
and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
Federation Exhibition: Local colour, local lives, Cairns Regional Gallery |
Award
| 2004 | Cape York Residency, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane |
| 2001 | Wandjuk Marika Memorial Three-Dimensional Award (sponsored by Telstra), Telstra18th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, for the carving Saltwater Crocodile |
Bibliography
| Aldred,
Debra. Storyteller of the Arukun, The Courier-Mail, 25 July 2003
Anon. Story Place: Indigenous art of Cape York and the Rainforest, The Courier-Mail, 26 July 2003 Anon. Preview, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, March–May 2003 Anon. October 2001, Telstra Art Award Winners, Land Rites News Anon. National exhibition offers a dynamic visual edge, Top End Visitors Guide, October 2001 Festival of Darwin Anon. Top honour to Warlpiri artist, The Koori Mail, 3 October 2001 Arts Queensland. Creative Queensland: The Queensland Government Cultural Policy 2002 Bromfield, David. Sacred site winner, The West Australian, 3 October 2001 Brown, Phil. Modern Dreaming: Two Cape York artists draw inspiration from their traditional stories, The Brisbane News, 27 March–2 April 2002 Burnett, David and Johnson, Trish. Sharing Culture—Story Place: Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest, Antiques & Art in Queensland, March to July 2003 Eccles, Jeremy. National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award 2001, The Canberra Times, 21 September 2001 Hinde, Suellen. Richest art prize—brings best to NT, NT News, 14 September 2001 Hurley, Ron. Kank inum–Nink inum (Old way–New way), Urban Arts Projects, Andrew Baker Art Dealer and the Queensland Department of State Development. [ex. cat.] Ioannou, Noris. Wild at heart, The Adverstiser, 8 November 2002 Lloyd, Tim. Sacred site inspires winning painting, Adelaide Advertiser, 25 September 2001 Lord, Cindy. Tales from Cape York, The Courier-Mail, 23 September 2003 McCulloch, Susan. Dream weavers, The Weekend Australian, 19–20 July 2003 Museum and Art Gallery of Northern Territory. Telstra18th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Darwin [ex. cat.] Museum and Art Gallery of Northern Territory. Telstra19th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Darwin [ex. cat.] Nunn, Louise. Wild side, The Advertiser, 7 October 2002 Osborne, Margot. Wild Nature in Contemporary Australian Art and Craft, Jam Factory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, 2002 [ex. cat.] Ostling, Susan, ARC: Art, Design & Craft Biennial October 28–30 2005 Brisbane City Hall, Artworkers, 2005 [ex. cat.] Pulley, Roz. Cape art makes capital gains, The Cairns Post, 9 November 2002 Strickland, Katarina. Cape of good hope, The Weekend Australian, 20–21 July 2002 |
Public Collections
| National
Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Artbank, Sydney Museum and Art Gallery of Northern Territory, Darwin National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane University of Wollongong Art Collection, New South Wales |