Johannes KATAKARINJA - Western MacDonnell Ranges
ADG: 4516
DescriptionMacDonnell Ranges, 1996
19 x 26cm, Watercolour on paper (archival artists board)
Johannes KATAKARINJA - Biography
Born 1956
Language Western Arrernte
Community Hermannsburg
Subjects Central desert landscapes, MacDonnell Ranges, Palm Valley, Ghost Gum Trees, Witchetty trees
Johannes Katakarinja was born in 1956 and is the youngest of seven children. Johannes learnt to paint as a boy from his grandfather, the famous artist Walter Ebatarinja (1915-1968). Together they journeyed out on country to paint landscapes at picturesque valleys, gorges and sites including Palm Valley. Like his grandfather, Johannes paints in a traditional regional style referred to as the Hermannsburg School. Johannes currently lives in Alice Springs and travels to his homeland of Hermannsburg regularly.
Exhibitions
2012 Damian Minton Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2012 The Lockup, Newcastle, NSW
2012 Regional Art Gallery, Burnie, TAS
2012 Art Mob, Launceston, TAS
2012 Art Mob, Hobart, TAS
2012 Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston, VIC
2012 Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA
2012 Talapi Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
2012 Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, NT
Commissions
Johannas was commissioned to paint the mural at Hermannsburg Finke River Mission Store.