- Artist: Lorna Kantilla
- Art Centre: Ngaruwanajirri Inc
- Region: Tiwi Islands
Artwork Story
Lorna has been working with the Ngaruwanajirri group since the group began in August 1994. Her work with natural ochres is lively and spontaneous and has a feeling of movement through the use of full and flowing strokes. Sometimes the paint is transparent, sometimes opaque and thick. Generally Lorna`s paintings are non figurative, using lines, dots and sometimes circles. Lorna uses the same elements in her work on silk.
EXHIBITIONS
“Works on Paper “—Travelling exhibition with Art Back Nets ,1996 -2000.
National Aboriginal Art Award NT Art Gallery 1998.
“Good Food, Sea Food “ Travelling Exhibition with Art Back Nets 2000-2004.
“Tayikuwapi” Coomalie Cultural Centre ,Batchelor NT. August-September 2002.
“Ngaruwanajirri”- Paintings by Tiwi Artists ,Aboriginal and Pacific Art, SydneyDecember , 2002.
“Ngaruwanajirri Yirrara” Aboriginal and Pacific Art , Sydney December 2003.
“Yirrajirrima “ Raft Art Space , Parap, Darwin , NT. March – April 2004.
“Warnarringa” Alison Kelly Gallery , Prahan, Victoria. October- November 2004.
“Ngaruwanajirri 2005” works on paper. Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney 26th November- 10 December 2005
“Ngaruwanajirri artists at Raft II” Raft Artspace, Darwin, N.T. 9th December- 23rd December 2005.
“from the edge”, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of N.S.W. 2nd March- 13th April 2006.
“Jarrumwani” (Tracks) Alison Kelly Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria. 20th April 2006.
Supreme Court, Darwin N.T. August 2006. A Ngaruwanajirri Group exhibition. Part ofThe 2006 Festival of Darwin. (sponsored by the Darwin City Council)
“All the Tiwi Mob” Short St Gallery, Chinatown, Broome W.A. 23rd September 2006.
Raft Artspace, Darwin N.T. 25th November – 16th December 2006.
“Tiwi Art” Raft artspace, Darwin N.T. December 2006 – February 2007.
Short St Gallery, Broome,W.A. A three man show with natural ochre paintings on Canvas by Lorna, Estelle Munkanome and Alfonso Puautjimi 15th June 2007.
“Yirrinkiripwaja” Ngaruwanajirri Group exhibition, FAC Gallery, University of Wollongong, N.S.W. 8th -26th October 2007. (natural ochres on canvas)
Works on paper and canvas by Alfonso Puautjimi,Estelle Munkanome, Lorna Kantilla Raft Artspace Darwin N.T. 3rd-24th November 2007.
Palya Art@ 118 Walpole St, Kew, Victoria. 20th October-9th December 2007. natural Ochres on Arches paper.
“Ngaruwanajirri Yikurri” Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney, N.S.W. 29th November 20th December 2007. natural ochres on Arches paper and canvas.
New work from the Tiwi Islands. SoMA Galleries, Norwood, S.A. 1st-30th March 2008. Exhibition in conjunction with Tiwi Design, Munupi and Jilamara Natural ochres on Arches paper.
Ngaruwanajirri- New Works. Alison Kelly Gallery, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria 12th March to 12th April 2008. Natural ochres on Arches paper.
“My Country Two” Noosa Blue Resort and The Studio, Cooroy, Queensland 4th-13th July 2008. Not for sale exhibition including two works on paper
Recent works by Lorna Kantilla, Estelle Munkanome and Alfonso Puautjimi Raft Artspace, Darwin, N.T. 2nd-18th December 2008.
“Tokwampini Tiwi Bird Carvings” Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney, N.S.W. 3rd-20th December 2008. A Ngaruwanajirri exhibition of paintings and carvings
Lorna Kantilla, Estelle Munkanome, Alfonso Puautjimi. Raft artspace, Darwin, N.T. 6th to 28th November 2009.
“Prelude” Charles Darwin University Art Collection exhibition to mark the opening of The new Chancellery Building, Casuarina Campus. November 2009.
“White” artworks from many communities, Short St Gallery, Broome, WA. March 2010 Natural ochre paintings on Arches paper by Lorna.
Nomad Art, Manuka, ACT. June 2010. Natural ochre paintings on Arches paper by Lorna, Estelle Munkanome and Alfonso Puautjimi.
Outstation Art, Parap, N.T. June 2010. Natural ochre paintings on canvas and Arches Paper by Lorna, Estelle Munkanome and Alfonso Puautjimi.
“Arampini: Artists from the Tiwi Islands” 8th July-11th August 2010. Paintings by Ngaruwanajirri artists and artists from Munupi Arts (Melville Island).
Raft Artspace Christmas Show. 10th December 2010. Raft Artspace, Alice Springs N.T. with works by Lorna, Alfonso Puautjimi and Estelle Munkanome.
“Ngaruwanajirri: helping one another“ Charles Darwin University Art Gallery, Casuarina, NT. 10th August to 7th October 2011. A retrospective exhibition of works by all Ngaruwanajirri artists.
COLLECTIONS :
The Batchelor Collection. A canvas with natural ochres as part of the Art Collection of Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education.
Charles Darwin University Art Collection. Natural ochres on Arches paper and 4 gouache Paintings on Canson Montval Aquarelle paper.
University of Wollongong Art Collection. Natural ochres on 640 gsm Arches paper, half Sheet paper, LOK 351-26
Newcastle University Art Collection, Newcastle, NSW. One natural ochre painting on canvas.
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