Carol PANANGKA RONTJI - Hermannsburg Country
ADG: 4265
DescriptionHermannsburg Country, c. 2000
Hand painted, hand built terracotta
Carol Panangka Rontji - Biography
Born 1968
Language Arrente
Community Hermannsburg, Northern Territory
Region Western Desert, Central Desert
Art centre Hermannsburg Potters
Carol Panangka Rontji is a well-known ceramic artist from Hermannsburg, Northern Territory. Carol has been involved with conducting workshops to demonstrate the skills of the Hermannsburg ceramic artists including presentations at the Pacific Arts Association's 5th International Symposium, 'Arts, Performance and Society' at the South Australian Museum in Adelaide, 1993 and the 7th Annual Torres Strait Festival of the Arts, Thursday Island, 1993.
Collections
Beverley Hills Library, Beverley Hills, Calif, USA “Bush Tucker Dreaming”
Taronga Zoo, Sydney, NSW - “The Cycle of Life” mural
Shepparton Art Gallery, “Palm Valley Dreaming” mural
Finke Gorge National Park “ Palm Valley Twins Dreaming”, mural
Ormiston Gorge National Park, NT ”Emu Dreaming”
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide SA
Queensland University of Technology Art Collection, Brisbane, Queensland
Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.-Mural “Eeranda”
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra
Northern Territory & Outback Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
Publications
Weiss, K. A Festival of Indigenous Crafts, Art and Perception, No.11, 1993
Aboriginal Women's Artefacts in the Museum of Victoria, The Museum of Victoria, 1995
Hermannsburg Potters, Now we are working with Clay, Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, 1996
The Somatic Object, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, The University of NSW College of Fine Arts, 1997
Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Susan McCulloch, Allen and Unwin1999
Hermannsburg Potters: Aranda Artists of Central Australia, Jennifer Isaacs, Craftsman House, 2000