Yvonne Koolmatrie b. 1944

  • Artist (Weaver)
Celebrated Ngarrindjeri weaver, Koolmatrie represented Australia in the 1997 Venice Biennale alongside Judy Watson and Emily Kame Kngwarreye.
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Name
Yvonne Koolmatrie
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Weaver)
Other Occupation
  • Weaving Instructor (ANZSIC code: 8212)
  • Guest Lecuturer (ANZSIC code: 8910)
  • Workshop Presenter (ANZSIC code: 8212)
Birth date
1944
Birth place
Wudinna, SA
Active Period
  • 1982-
Residence
  • 1940 Meningie/Coorong, SA (Mid to late 1940's )
  • 2009 Berri, SA
Training
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Coorong, SA
Dreaming
  • Rainbow Serpent
  • Prupi - Child Stealer
  • Wuluwan - River Bunyip
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Kokatha
  • Ngarrindjeri/Ramindjeri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Koolmatrie, Yvonne

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Related collections
  • Queensland Art Gallery (collected in)
  • National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan (collected in)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery (collected in)
  • National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan (collected in)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)