Patsy Mudgedell
Aug 2021
IN ASSOCIATION WITH WARLAYIRTI ARTS
PAUL JOHNSTONE GALLERY
2/2 Harriet Place
Darwin
OPENING HOURS
Tues to Fri 10 am – 5 pm
Sat 10 am – 2 pm
“… the land is special in the sense that it is not what it seems. There’s a lot to it, the land can talk to you. The land can have a relationship with you. It takes care of humans and humans can take care of the land.”
Patsy Mudgedell
Patsy is a contemporary artist redefining what Aboriginal art is, and, can be.
Born at Ruby Plains Station in WA, she began her education at Balgo Mission school. Later she moved to boarding school in Perth and studied Fine Art at the Batchelor Institute in the Northern Territory.
Through her richly textured paintings, Patsy also encourages respect for country: ‘… an artwork is a good way of showing that respect. It's alive like we are alive. Growing up in those tribal places I've learned that the land is special in the sense that it is not what it seems. There's a lot to it, the land can talk to you. The land can have a relationship with you. It takes care of humans and humans can take care of the land. It's an active thing. This is why people have a duty of care to their areas. They have a responsibility and with that comes authenticity.’
IMAGE: Patsy Mudgedell Bush Tucker Fusion (detail), 2021, acrylic on linen, 180 x 118 cm
PHOTOGRAPHY BY FIONA MORRISON
Patsy Mudgedell painting. IMAGE COURTESY WARLAYIRTI ARTISTS
Selected paintings
The full exhibition can be viewed on the Paul Johnstone Gallery website.
