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Arkeria Rose Armstrong
Born1988 (age 35–36)
La Trobe Bendigo

Arkeria Rose Armstrong is an

sand painters in New South Wales
.

After her initial exhibition titled Strong Connection in the Aboriginal Art Gallery in Rotterdam, the opening presentation for her work having been done by the Australian ambassador to the Netherlands, Armstrong's pieces were exhibited in several other art galleries across Australia in the years since. However, her pieces continue to be exhibited in aboriginal art galleries in the Netherlands as well.

Childhood and education

Born in

La Trobe Bendigo with a degree in teaching.[2]

Art and style

The artistic style Armstrong developed was based on what she learned from her grandparents, with her grandfather's style, a

sand painter of only a few that remain in New South Wales and she used her painting style alongside storytelling through the sand drawn images.[3] Armstrong's version of the style uses the dots method combined with bright colors to represent the "natural landscapes of Australia" and the cultural history of her people. Her paintings seek to evoke the stories that her grandmother told and her inspirations from past Aboriginal artists, such as Emily Kame Kngwarreye. Including paintings, she also produces bracelets, pendants, and earrings with her dot style on the exterior.[4]

Career

After receiving her university degree and traveling in Kimberley in 2015, Armstrong happened to meet Michel Arends, gallery owner of the Aboriginal Art Gallery in Rotterdam, and he invited her to present her first solo exhibition at his family's gallery.[5] She completed a 30-piece collection titled Strong Connection for the exhibition,[2] with one of her landscapes of the New South Wales region being the primary feature.[6] The exhibition of her work was opened by Brett Mason, the Australian ambassador to the Netherlands at the time.[2]

She then spent the summer of 2016 on a collection of painting commissioned by the town of

Bendigo, Victoria, focusing on the agricultural soil of Gamilaraay country.[5] One of twenty-one Aboriginal artists involved in the Stories and Structures – New Connections exhibition hosted by Microscopy Australia in 2018, Armstrong's work focused on artistically representing the beauty of microscopic images.[9]

She was one of the artists represented in the 2019 Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia exhibition held by the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. She also partnered with the company Occulture to have jewelry developed with her paintings on them.[4] Her work has also been featured at the Aboriginal Art Amsterdam gallery, such as her piece Miyamiyaa (Several Girls) in 2022, which represents the Seven Sisters constellation and its importance in Aboriginal folklore.[10]

Personal life

Armstrong lives in the region of the Djadjawurrung people[11] in Bendigo, Victoria with her husband and daughter.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Stories and Structures – New Connections: Arkeria Rose Armstrong". storiesandstructures.micro.org.au. Microscopy Australia. 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Hubert, Paula (Spring 2016). "Connecting The Dots". Bendigo Magazine. pp. 50–53. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Romensky, Larissa (November 4, 2015). "Caravan travel inspires Bendigo Aboriginal artist's first solo show in the Netherlands". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Making Her Mark: Bringing Australian Aboriginal Art to New Audiences". moa.ubc.ca. Museum of Anthropology at UBC. December 6, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Dempsey, Dianne (October 27, 2017). "Artist's work a reminder of country". Bendigo Weekly. p. 22. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Drummen, Rene (October 27, 2017). "Danielle en Michel van Aboriginal Art Gallery Rotterdam" [Danielle and Michel from Aboriginal Art Gallery Rotterdam]. Hoogkwartier.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Handley, Erin (January 24, 2016). "Drawing the dotted line for Bendigo Aboriginal artist". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Hinchliffe, Joseph (March 9, 2016). "New gallery pops up in empty space in Bendigo". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "Stories and structures: Aboriginal art meets the microscopic world". sydney.edu.au. University of Sydney. June 13, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Overkamp, Guus (March 13, 2022). "Aboriginal kunst (deel 16): Miyamiyaa" [Aboriginal art (Part 16): Miyamiyaa]. Weekblad voor Ouder-Amstel (in Dutch). Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  11. ^ "Celebration Of New Beginnings For CHIRP". chirp.org.au. CHIRP Community Health. April 12, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
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