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  • Jane Mervin
    Jane Mervin
    Etching on paper, framed.
    There are also editions 13 & 14 / 20 available (unframed).
    19.5 x 24 cm
    $ 1,100.00
Biography
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Jane came from Amata Community on the APY Lands to Alice Springs in the early 2000s and, for three years, she studied at Batchelor College, receiving a Certificate II in Arts and Craft. Jane painted with the Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists from 2011.

Jane predominantly painted tjulpu (birds), executed with a playful use of texture, colour and story. Jane’s joyful affinity with the tjulpu spoke to her connection to community and country.

Referring to her favourite subject, owls:
“At night time the owls come in to visit. I can hear them, I look for them. I see the owl and the moon and then I go to sleep.”

She drew inspiration from her memories of life in Amata and images from the books she kept on her desk to create texture-rich canvases and elaborate works on paper. Jane’s gentle soul and sense of humour are evident in all the artworks she created.

Jane is remembered fondly for her love of Country, for drawing and painting, and her passion for teaching her language, Pitjantjatjara, to her Support Workers and fellow artists. Jane was key in cultivating the exchange of knowledge and stories that continues to transpire within the Bindi studio on a daily basis.

 

Group Exhibitions

2020
Paper Trails – Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists Gallery – Alice Springs, NT

2018
Bindi Magic – Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists Gallery – Alice Springs, NT
Desert Mob – Araluen Cultural Precinct – Alice Springs, NT
Beautiful Art Made Proper Way – McCulloch & McCulloch, Whistlewood – Shoreham, VIC
Flying Colours – Talapi – Alice Springs, NT

2017
Bindilicious – Paul Johnstone Gallery – Darwin, NT
Parrtjima, A Festival in Light – Desert Park – Alice Springs, NT
Bindi Magic – Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists Gallery – Alice Springs, NT
Desert Mob – Araluen Cultural Precinct – Alice Springs, NT

2016
Bindi Magic – Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists Gallery – Alice Springs, NT
Desert Mob – Araluen Cultural Precinct – Alice Springs, NT

2015
Bindi Magic – Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists Gallery – Alice Springs, NT
Desert Mob – Araluen Cultural Precinct – Alice Springs, NT

2014
Bindi Magic – Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists Gallery – Alice Springs, NT
Desert Mob – Araluen Cultural Precinct – Alice Springs, NT
Cars, Cowboys and Cockatoos – Coo-ee Aboriginal Art – NSW

2013
Bindi Eye – Tali Gallery – Rozelle, NSW
Bindi Magic – Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists Gallery – Alice Springs, NT
Desert Mob – Araluen Cultural Precinct – Alice Springs, NT
Broncos, Birds and Boulders – Charles Darwin University – Darwin, NT
Bindi Brilliance – Paul Johnstone Gallery – Darwin, NT

2012
Bindi Magic – Bindi Inc. – Alice Springs, NT
Desert Mob – Araluen – Alice Springs, NT
Owl Wisdom – Tali Gallery – Sydney, NSW
Mwerre Anthurre Artists – Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi – Melbourne, VIC

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