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Julie Dowling b. 1969

Artist (Painter)

Julie Dowling is a Badimaya Aboriginal woman whose portraits have been exhibited in 'Culture Warriors' at the National Gallery of Australia, 'Colour Power' at the National Gallery of Victoria and 'Lines in the Sand: Botany Bay Stories from 1770' at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery.

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exhibited at

Oottheroongoo (Your Country) Multi Media Installation

Date: 2008
Place: Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth, WA
Description
Type: Exhibition

exhibited at

Strange Fruit: Testimony and Memory in Julie Dowling's Portraits

Date: 21 July 2007 - 14 October 2007
Place: Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne, VIC
Description: Julie Dowling is a painter whose work has focussed mainly on the tradition of portraiture. Her cultural heritage as an Aboriginal Australian of Badimaya descent strongly impacts upon her subject matter. Dowling draws upon a wide range of sources within the traditions of European and Indigenous Australian painting. She combines social realism, Surrealism, sixties Pop Art, and motifs from contemporary Aboriginal painting, in her portraiture. Dowling’s art is influenced by the dot and circle motifs in the Papunya and Yuendumu traditions, the rock art of the Kimberley, and the graphic arts of the Torres Strait. The art of Frida Kahlo also directly influences her work.This exhibition is the first survey of this prominent artist, featuring over sixty works.
Type: Exhibition
Website: http://www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/art_exhibitions_detail.aspx?view=119&category=Past