In her exploration of Aboriginal Enterprises (see reference), Sylvia Kleinart writes “After attending the National Gallery School (possibly part-time) Paula Kerry (later O’Dare) trained as a silk screen designer initially with Vida Turner then with Tubby Grant and Joan Porter whose firm adapted English textile designs for printing in Japan and subsequent resale in Australia. Kerry, together with Geoff Kerry and Ambrose and Phyl Dyson established the Guild Studios in 1949. In the late 1940s Kerry began working freelance for Bill Onus and in 1952 she commenced employment with Aboriginal Enterprises. Kerry’s involvement with Aboriginal Enterprises was political in nature. In retrospect Kerry believed that it was the racism and segregation she witnessed whilst working at Peak Hill, New South Wales in the late 1940s which predisposed her to working with Onus.”
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- 2021
