Yvonne Koolmatrie b. 1944

  • Artist (Weaver)
Celebrated Ngarrindjeri weaver, Koolamtrie represented Australia in the 1997 Venice Biennale alongside Judy Watson and Emily Kame Kngwarreye.
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creator of
Fish Trap

In Art Gallery of Western Australia collection, WA

 
creator of
Burial Basket

In Art Gallery of Western Australia collection, WA

 
creator of
Yabby Trap

In Art Gallery of Western Australia collection, WA

 
creator of
Echidna
URL
http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/collection/pub/artistItemListing?artistID=4452

In National Gallery of Victoria collection, ACT

 
creator of
Magic Weaver

In National Gallery of Victoria collection, ACT

 
creator of
Prupi - Child Stealer
 
creator of
Sister basket
Date

Coil-woven sedge grass and river rushes

 
creator of
Hot-air balloon
Date

coil-woven sedge grass and river rushes

 
creator of
Rainbow Serpent
Date
 
creator of
River Bunyip
Date

In Tropman collection

 
creator of
Biplane
Date
URL
http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/recoil_change_and_exchange_in_coiled_fibre_art/coiled_fibre_artwork/slideshow_2_2.html

In Tropman Collection website accessed 20/03/09

 
creator of
Eel Trap
Date
URL
http://collection.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/search.do;jsessionid=BC5ED3C5DEB49CF8BB31342D0228F3ED?keyword-0=koolmatrie&field-0=simpleSearchObject&searchMode=simple

In Art Gallery of New South Wales’ collection. Also 'Eel Trap’ 1992 in National Gallery of Australia collection http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=4082

 
creator of
Bi Plane
Date
URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=4055

In National Gallery of Australia collection, ACT

 
creator of
Eel Trap
Date

In Tandanya collection

 
creator of
Large sedge bowl
Date

In Art Gallery of South Australia collection, SA

 

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Other occupations
  • Weaving Instructor
  • Guest Lecuturer
  • Workshop Presenter
  • Weaving Instructor (Weaving Instructor At Nalta Ruwe Aboriginal Corperation)
  • Guest Lecuturer (Guest Lecuturer Adelaide Festival Sydney Powerhouse Museum)
  • Workshop Presenter (Workshop Presenter Presented weaving workshops at Casula Powerhouse, Sydney also in Riverland, SA and Maningrida, NT)
Copyright agents
  • Koolmatrie, Yvonne
  • Koolmatrie, Yvonne
Heritage countries
  • Coorong, SA
  • Coorong, SA
Related works
  • Sister basket (creator of)
  • Hot-air balloon (creator of)
  • Fish Trap (creator of)
  • Burial Basket (creator of)
  • Yabby Trap (creator of)
  • Eel Trap (creator of)
  • Large sedge bowl (creator of)
  • Bi Plane (creator of)
  • Eel Trap (creator of)
  • Rainbow Serpent (creator of)
  • Echidna (creator of)
  • Magic Weaver (creator of)
  • Prupi - Child Stealer (creator of)
  • River Bunyip (creator of)
  • Biplane (creator of)
  • Sister basket (creator of)
  • Hot-air balloon (creator of)
  • Fish Trap (creator of)
  • Burial Basket (creator of)
  • Yabby Trap (creator of)
  • Eel Trap (creator of)
  • Large sedge bowl (creator of)
  • Bi Plane (creator of)
  • Eel Trap (creator of)
  • Rainbow Serpent (creator of)
  • Echidna (creator of)
  • Magic Weaver (creator of)
  • Prupi - Child Stealer (creator of)
  • River Bunyip (creator of)
  • Biplane (creator of)
Related collections
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan (collected in)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (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 (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan (collected in)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (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 (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Kate Challis RAKA Award (received)
  • Kate Challis RAKA Award (received)
Related events
  • Floating Life (exhibited at)
  • Mapping Identity (exhibited at)
  • Spinifex Runner (exhibited at)
  • Off Shore: On Site (exhibited at)
  • Below the Surface (exhibited at)
  • talking.listening (exhibited at)
  • Working River (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal Women's Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Look At Us Now: South Australian Aboriginal Artists (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1c4f7b538b73d93025687')) (exhibited at)
  • Re Coil: Change & Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art (exhibited at)
  • What's going On: Contemporary Indigenous Art from the Murray Darling Region (exhibited at)
  • Beyond The Pale (exhibited at)
  • fluent (exhibited at)
  • Murrundi: Three River Murray Stories (exhibited at)
  • Yanada New Moon (exhibited at)
  • Two Countries, One Weave (exhibited at)
  • Floating Life (exhibited at)
  • Mapping Identity (exhibited at)
  • Spinifex Runner (exhibited at)
  • Off Shore: On Site (exhibited at)
  • Below the Surface (exhibited at)
  • talking.listening (exhibited at)
  • Working River (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal Women's Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Look At Us Now: South Australian Aboriginal Artists (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1c4f7b538b73d93025687')) (exhibited at)
  • Re Coil: Change & Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art (exhibited at)
  • What's going On: Contemporary Indigenous Art from the Murray Darling Region (exhibited at)
  • Beyond The Pale (exhibited at)
  • fluent (exhibited at)
  • Murrundi: Three River Murray Stories (exhibited at)
  • Yanada New Moon (exhibited at)
  • Two Countries, One Weave (exhibited at)
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