Doris Platt
Doris Platt was born in 1950 at Narwal (Coen) far northern Queensland, Australia. She is part of the senior women artists known as 'The Old Girls' from the acclaimed Lockhart River Art Community. As such, she is the only woman among the Old Girls who was not born at the Old Site, but she has been embraced by the community. She is a Lama Lama woman raised in Coen (four hours west of Lockhart River). She married a Lockhart River man and now resides permanently in the community.
Elements such as weather and country are strongly depicted in Doris' work 'Mitchan (Bush Rope)' 2008, a work acquired by the National Gallery of Australia in 2009 as part of its Emerging Elders exhibition. Deep within the optical waves of colour are glimpses of the artist's country, the sweeping motion of the ocean, the lines left in the sand from the receding tides and of the ripples of light on the ocean at dusk.
(Excerpt of article by Chantelle Woods, Assistant Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art in artonview, issue 59, Spring, NGA)
Exhibitions
- October 19th - November 9th,2007 - 'Mepla One (we are one) - Fiona Omeenyo (Lockhart River Art Community) and introducing the 'Old Girls' of Lockhart River - Moira Macumboy , Dorothy Short , Elizabeth 'Queenie' Giblet , Joanne Butcher , Maria Butcher , Susie Pascoe , Minnie Pascoe , Denise Fruit and Doris Platt
Selected images from the exhibition. Further images available on request.
- April 30th - May 18th 2008 - '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.
- 17th February - 5th March 2010 - 'Yuma Kuuntha (strong fires inside)' - Elizabeth 'Queenie' Giblet , Susie Pascoe , Doris Platt . A three woman exhibition by the following acclaimed senior 'Old Girl' artists Doris Platt , Elizabeth "Queenie" Giblet & Susie Pascoe of the prestigious Lockhart River Art Community QLD.
- November 30th - 11th December, 2010 - 'The Affordable/Collectable Lockhart River Show 2010' - The second in our annual series of 'Affordable/Collectable' Group exhibitions from the highly acclaimed Lockhart River Art Community. Featured will be dynamic new works by the currently highly sought after Patrick Butcher , Cheryl Accoom , 'Old Girls' Susie Pascoe , Doris Platt & Elizabeth 'Queenie' Giblet , Irene Namok and Fiona Omeenyo and Josiah Omeenyo.
Doris Platt: Works Available
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