Yvonne Koolmatrie b. 1944

  • Artist (Weaver)
Celebrated Ngarrindjeri weaver, Koolmatrie represented Australia in the 1997 Venice Biennale alongside Judy Watson and Emily Kame Kngwarreye.
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Name
Yvonne Koolmatrie
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Weaver)
Other Occupation
  • Weaving Instructor (ANZSIC code: 8212)
  • Guest Lecuturer (ANZSIC code: 8910)
  • Workshop Presenter (ANZSIC code: 8212)
Birth date
1944
Birth place
Wudinna, SA
Active Period
  • 1982-
Residence
  • 1940 Meningie/Coorong, SA (Mid to late 1940's )
  • 2009 Berri, SA
Training
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Coorong, SA
Dreaming
  • Rainbow Serpent
  • Prupi - Child Stealer
  • Wuluwan - River Bunyip
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Kokatha
  • Ngarrindjeri/Ramindjeri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Koolmatrie, Yvonne

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  • Our Mob (None)
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  • Beyond The Pale (exhibited at)
  • Spinifex Runner (exhibited at)
  • Mapping Identity (exhibited at)
  • Off Shore: On Site (exhibited at)
  • fluent (exhibited at)
  • Below the Surface (exhibited at)
  • Working River (exhibited at)
  • talking.listening (exhibited at)
  • Murrundi: Three River Murray Stories (exhibited at)
  • Yanada New Moon (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal Women's Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Two Countries, One Weave (exhibited at)
  • Look At Us Now: South Australian Aboriginal Artists (exhibited at)
  • Ngarrindjeri Basketry and Painting (None)
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