Exhibition Info

The 'Old Girls' of Lockhart River is a term that encompasses a number of senior female artists from Lockhart River, Cape York Peninsula QLD, who have been painting together as a collective. In their short but already impressive history, their work has been exhibited to much acclaim in Australia, Italy and the USA since 2007.

The Queensland art Gallery and the Houses of Parliament (Prime Minister's) Collection have recently acquired works by six of these dynamic artists.

This exhibition showcases the painting and weaving talents of Elizabeth "Queenie" Giblet, Dorothy Short, Maria Butcher, Susie Pascoe, Moira Macumboy, Maureen Sandy, Ina Waradoo, Joanne Butcher, Denise Fruit, Doris Platt, Veronica Piva, Evelyn Omeenyo, Dottie Hobson, Lorraine Clarmont and Natasha Acoom.

'Umpoula Kououkouounji umpoula Ma’apina: We Old Girls work together Make Painting’ - The Old Girls of Lockhart River QLD This is a group exhibition by fourteen senior women artists from the acclaimed Lockhart River Art Community, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Artists feature are painters Joanne Butcher , Denise Fruit , Susie Pascoe , Maria Butcher , Moira Macumboy , Doris Platt , Ina Waradoo , Maureen Sandy , Minnie Pascoe and Elizabeth "Queenie" Giblet . Weavers showcasing work are Evelyn Omeenyo, Lorraine Clarmont, Dottie Hobson, Veronica Piva and Natasha Accoom.

Collaboration - Susie Pascoe, Dorothy Short, Maria Butcher, Elizabeth 'Queenie' Giblet: 'We Old Girls Make Painting' acrylic on canvas 2008, 2000 x 3500mm	Denise Fruit 'Anthills 1' acrylic on canvas 2007, 970 x 660mm	Denise Fruit 'Anthills 2' acrylic on canvas 2007, 950 x 690mm
Denise Fruit 'Anthills 3' acrylic on canvas 2007, 980 x 650mm	Denise Fruit 'Bush plant lines' acrylic on canvas 2007, 1195 x 885mm	Denise Fruit 'Untitled' acrylic on canvas 2007, 950 x 1350mm
Doris Platt 'Ipou (Quintel Shell)' acrylic on canvas 2007, 825 x 550mm	Doris Platt 'Untitled' acrylic on canvas 2008, 1900 x 1260mm	Dottie Hobson 'Puunya' pandanus leaves, natural dye 2008, 420 x 280mm
Elizabeth 'Queenie' Giblet 'Dance skirt for Laura' acrylic on canvas 2007, 630 x 970mm	Elizabeth 'Queenie' Giblet 'Different headbands' acrylic on canvas 2007, 940 x 820mm	Elizabeth 'Queenie' Giblet 'Ma'anamou arm-bands' acrylic on canvas 2008, 1330 x 950mm
Elizabeth 'Queenie' Giblet 'Swamp' acrylic on canvas 2007, 640 x 720mm	Evelyn Omeenyo 'Puunya' pandanus leaves, natural dye 2007, 450 x 250mm	Ina Waradoo 'Atapa, little stream' acrylic on canvas 2007, 970 x 750mm
Ina Waradoo 'Puuthaka' acrylic on canvas 2007, 2000 x 950mm	Ina Waradoo 'Untitled' (tryptych) acrylic on canvas 2008, 1500 x 1500mm	Joanne Butcher 'Apan (stingers)' acrylic on canvas 2007, 1370 x 960mm
Joanne Butcher 'The Big Reef' acrylic on canvas 2007, 950 x 1300mm	Joanne Butcher 'The Blue Mountain' acrylic on canvas 2008, 550 x 1110mm	Lorraine Clarmont 'Puunya - solar circle' pandanus leaves, natural dye 2008, 370mm diam.
Maria Butcher 'Apun Leaf' acrylic on canvas 2008, 1330 x 950mm	Maria Butcher 'Bushrope' acrylic on canvas 2007, 720 x 940mm	Maria Butcher 'Kaaku' acrylic on canvas 2007, 600 x 960mm
Maria Butcher 'Michan Fruit' acrylic on canvas 2007, 1000 x 660mm	Maria Butcher 'Puunya' pandanus leaves, natural dye 2007, 550 x 260mm	Maria Butcher 'Small stream' acrylic on canvas 2007, 625 x 1790mm
Maureen Sandy 'Art Centre Place' acrylic on canvas 2007, 650 x 960mm	Maureen Sandy 'Lockhart Garden' acrylic on canvas 2007, 660 x 940mm	Minnie Pascoe 'Yuntu (vinefruit)' acrylic on canvas 2007, 860 x 575mm
Moira Macumboy 'Baby mangrove shoots' acrylic on canvas 2007, 660 x 480mm	Moira Macumboy 'River bends' acrylic on canvas 2007, 630 x 970mm	Moira Macumboy 'River Island Currents' acrylic on canvas 2007, 990 x 950mm
Moira Macumboy 'River Island Leaf' acrylic on canvas 2007, 1430 x 960mm	Moira Macumboy 'The Mangroves' acrylic on canvas 2007, 890 x 1150mm	Moira Macumboy 'Untitled (tryptych)' acrylic on canvas 2007, 1370 x 1340mm
Natasha Acoom 'Puunya' pandanus leaves, natural dye 2008, 480 x 190mm	Susie Pascoe 'Kungethen Stony Point' acrylic on canvas 2008, 950 x 2000mm	Susie Pascoe 'Puunya' pandanus leaves, natural dye 2008, 450 x 200mm
Veronica Piva 'Puunya' pandanus leaves, natural dye 2008, 250 x 170mm