Thanakupi b. 1937

Also known as Thancoupie, Gloria James Fletcher
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Thaynakwith ceramicist whose pottery is imbued with the artist's sense of clay's sacred purpose within traditional ceremonial life at the artist's home in Weipa. Thanakupi produces boldly etched and painted spherical pots decorated with linear animal and human forms drawn from Thaynakwith stories.
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Name
Thanakupi
Also known as:
  • Thancoupie
  • Gloria James Fletcher
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Other Occupation
  • Preschool teacher
Birth date
1937
Birth place
Weipa, Cape York, Qld, Napranum, Weipa, Cape York, Qld
Birth note
Napranum
Death date
2011
Active Period
  • 1968-
Residence
  • Queensland
  • Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Fine Arts (Ceramics)., 1970 - 1973 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Andoom country, Qld
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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Heritage countries
  • Andoom country, Qld
  • Andoom country, Qld
Related people
  • Bostock, Euphemia (associate of)
  • Bostock, Lester (associate of)
  • Roughsey, Dick (associate of)
  • Johnson, Carole (associate of)
  • Dixon, Chicka (associate of)
  • Perkins, Charlie (associate of)
  • Rhodes, Jon (associate of)
  • Shigeo, Shiga (associate of)
  • Rushforth, Peter (associate of)
  • Isaacs, Jennifer (associate of)
  • Bostock, Euphemia (associate of)
  • Bostock, Lester (associate of)
  • Roughsey, Dick (associate of)
  • Johnson, Carole (associate of)
  • Dixon, Chicka (associate of)
  • Perkins, Charlie (associate of)
  • Rhodes, Jon (associate of)
  • Shigeo, Shiga (associate of)
  • Rushforth, Peter (associate of)
  • Isaacs, Jennifer (associate of)
Related collections
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Doctor of the University, Griffith University, 1998 (received)
  • Honorary Doctorate, James Cook University (received)
  • Order of Australia (received)
  • Australia Council for the Arts Visual Arts Emeritus Award, 2006. (received)
  • Australian Cultural Commissioner to the Biennale of Sao Paulo (Brazil) (received)
  • Indigenous Ceramic Art Award (received)
  • Doctor of the University, Griffith University, 1998 (received)
  • Honorary Doctorate, James Cook University (received)
  • Order of Australia (received)
  • Australia Council for the Arts Visual Arts Emeritus Award, 2006. (received)
  • Australian Cultural Commissioner to the Biennale of Sao Paulo (Brazil) (received)
Related events
  • Thancoupie (exhibited at)
  • Thanakupi: The Gatherer's View (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal Women's Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Sunshine State Smart State (None)
  • Storyplace, Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest (None)
  • Thancoupie (exhibited at)
  • Thanakupi: The Gatherer's View (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal Women's Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Sunshine State Smart State (None)
  • Storyplace, Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest (None)