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Serianne Butcher

Serianne is one of the emerging Ikuntji artists that shows much talent for her age. The daughter of Gordon Butcher, a founding member of 'Warumpi Band' and Alison Napurrula Multa, an already established Ikuntji Artist. Her tjukurrpa (dreaming) is that of 'Bush Banana' and Brown's Bore (Kungkayunti).

Her story for Kungkayunti is about the bird's eye view of Tali Tali (Sandhills). This is the country of Joe Tjakamarra Multa, the father of Douglas Multa, Agnes Multa, Lisa Multa, Alison Multa, Rephina Multa, Benita Multa and Patricia Multa and the grandfather to their children. The tali tali are a short walk from where the family lived and the children of Joe grew up.

Kungkayunti is an important place for the travelling Tjukurrpa of the ancestral Arrernte women who travelled 600 kms from Ntaria (Hermannsburg) to Kintore, past Kulpitarra (Outstation) to attend to women’s business. Kungkayunti is the place where the women first camped. On their long journey, the women stopped at Kunkayunti (Brown’s Bore) to camp, rest, eat and dance. When the women reached their destination, they danced, shared their stories and renewed their law. Those women turned into stone and can be seen today. Annual events continue today to strengthen this Tjukurrpa.

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Exhibitions

Past Exhibitions

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  • 2024 National Indigenous Art Fair, Sydney NSW
  • 2023 Tarnanthi Art Fair, Adelaide SA
  • 2022 ‘Nganana Tjungu – This is Us’, Songlines, Darwin.
  • 2020 Story Necklace exhibition, South Australian Museum - Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery, Adelaide.
  • 2018 AIATSIS Aboriginal Art Fair 2018, Canberra.
  • TARNANTHI Art Fair 2018, Adelaide.
  • Ikuntji Artists - Irrimatitja, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle.
  • Parcours des Mondes 2017, Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris.
  • Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 2018, Darwin.
  • Bourgogne Tribal Show 2018, Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris.
  • Art Paris Art Fair 2018 , Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris.
  • Power and Colour, 34th annual San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show at Fort Mason, San Francisco, USA.
  • San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Fair, Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob & Suzanne O’Connell Gallery, San Francisco.
  • 2017 Aboriginal Art, Achillea Gallery & Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Antiparos, Greece.
  • Art Elysées, Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris.
  • Blak Markets at Barrangaroo, Sydney.
  • Bourgogne Tribal Show, Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris.
  • Art Paris Art Fair 2017, Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris.
  • 2016 10th Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin.
  • The 20th Alice Springs Beanie Festival Exhibition, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 2014 Around the Campfire - Fundraiser Concert, Alice Springs.
  • 2013 Big Bold and Bright - Vibrant Desert Paintings, Tali Gallery, Sydney.
  • 2009 Qdos Gallery, Melbourne.

Collections

  • Alice Springs Beanie Festival Collection, Alice Springs.
  • Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Art Collection, Canberra.

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