Rosella Namok
Born in 1979, Rosella lives and works in one of the most remote and inaccessible areas of Australia. A member of the Ungkum Aboriginal group, and the Lockhart River Art Gang, Namok's oeuvre centres on the major theme of 'Kaapay and Kuyan', the two halves of society for the Ungkum people. 'Everything is divided two ways. . . people, lands, story places, plants and animals. . . they belong one way or other way. . . it's important you know which way.' Namok paints with her fingers, a method derived from the sand drawing style taught to her by her grandmother. Painting for a broad audience, Namok offers these motifs as an introduction to the complexities and richness of her culture.
| Solo Exhibitions |
| 2004 | | Andrew Baker, Brisbane |
| 2003 | | Hogarth Galleries, Sydney |
| | | Niagara Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2002 | | Andrew Baker, Brisbane |
| | | Hogarth Galleries, Sydney |
| 2001 | | Andrew Baker, Brisbane |
| | | Hogarth Galleries, Sydney |
| 2000 | | Hogarth Galleries, Sydney |
| | | Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne |
| 1999 | | Hogarth Galleries, Sydney |
| Group Exhibitions |
| 2004 | | Australian Embassy, Washington DC |
| | | High Court of Australia, Canberra |
| | | Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane |
| | | Cairns Regional Gallery, Queensland |
| | | University of Technology Art Museum, Brisbane |
| | | Columbus State University, USA |
| | | The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, USA |
| 2003, | | Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf |
| | | Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney |
| | | Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns |
| | | S. R. Irwin Gallery, Sydney |
| | | Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern |
| | | Territory, travelling exhibition |
| | | Hogarth Galleries, Sydney |
| | | Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs |
| | | Artworkers Alliance, Brisbane |
| 2002-4 | | Wild Nature in Contemporary Australian Art and Craft, a travelling exhibition |
| 2002 | | Ludwig Erhard Haus, Berlin, Germany |
| | | Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth |
| | | Light Square Gallery, Adelaide |
| | | Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane |
| | | Raintree Aboriginal Fine Art Gallery, Darwin |
| | | Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne |
| | | Main Street Gallery, Hahndorf, Adelaide |
| 2001 | | Kunst der Gegenwart, Sammlung Essl, |
| | | Klosterneuburg/Wien, Austria |
| | | Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney |
| | | Queensland University of Technology Art |
| | | Museum, Brisbane |
| | | Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern |
| | | Territory, travelling exhibition |
| | | Cape York Art Awards, Laura Festival, |
| | | Laura |
| | | Cairns Regional Gallery |
| | | Cairns Regional Gallery |
| | | Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne |
| | | Brisbane Exhibition Centre |
| | | Fire-works Gallery, Brisbane |
| | | Vera Scarth-Johnson Gallery, Cooktown |
| 1999 | | Festival of Pacific Arts, Cultural Center |
| | | Jean Marie Tjibaou, New Caledonia |
| | | National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
| | | Adelaide Arts Festival, Adelaide |
| | | Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane |
| | | Museum and Art Gallery of the |
| | | Northern Territory, travelling exhibition |
| | | Old Parliament House, Canberra |
| | | Cairns Regional Gallery |
| | | Cairns Regional Gallery |
| | | Queensland Aboriginal Creations, |
| | | Brisbane |
| | | Hogarth Galleries, Sydney |
| | | Andrew Baker, Brisbane |
| | | Cairns Regional Gallery |
| 1999-01 | | Message Stick, touring exhibition |
| 1999 | | 23rd Biennial, Lubljana, Slovenia |
| | | Intl Works on Paper Fair, Sydney |
| | | Cairns Regional Gallery |
| | | Brisbane Main Street Gallery, |
| | | Harndorfh, South Australia |
| 1998 | | Old Parliament House, Canberra |
| | | Bondi Pavilion Gallery, Sydney |
| | | Queensland Aboriginal Creations |
| 1997 | | Cairns Regional Gallery |
| | | Warrnambool Art Gallery, Victoria |
| Grants/Prizes/Awards |
| 2003 | | The High Court of Australia Centenary Art Prize (Winner) |
| | | The Redlands Westpac Art Prize (Winner), SECGS |
| | | The Australian Centenary Medal |
| 1999 | | Lin Onus Youth Award--Fifth National Indigenous Heritage Art Awards, |
| 1999 | | Momento Awards, Brisbane: 2nd place Works on Paper, |
| | | Cape York Art Awards Nomination Young Australian of the Year, Arts Section 1 |
| 1998 | | Commission Art of Place Telstra |
| | | 15th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, screenprint |
| 1997 | | Rena Ellen Jones Award, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Victoria |
| | | Personnal Development Grant, Arts Queensland |
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