Rosie Barkus b. 1959

  • Maker (Jewellery Designer),
  • Artist (Weaver),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
A self taught lino-block textile designer from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait. Born in 1959 Barkus's work is held in most major national collections including the Queensland Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Australia.
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Name
Rosie Barkus
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Maker (Jewellery Designer)
  • Artist (Weaver)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Birth date
1959
Birth place
Thursday Island, Torres Strait, QLD
Active Period
  • 1996-
Residence
  • c.1959 - c.2007 Thursday Island, Torres Strait, Qld.
Training
  • Self-taught.,
Indigenous Australian
 
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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Related stub person groups
  • Gallery Amichi (associate of)
  • Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Arts Board, Australia Council for the Arts (associate of)
Related people
  • Robinson, Brian (associate of)
Related collections
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Jaguar New Designers of the Future Award (received)
  • Kate Challis RAKA Award (received)
Related events
  • Material Witness: 15th Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial (exhibited at)
  • Dhari a Krar: Headdresses and Masks from the Torres Strait (exhibited at)
  • Past Tense/ Future Perfect (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da19536b538b73d93002834')) (exhibited at)
  • Ilan Pasin: this is our way Torres Strait Art (exhibited at)