Available for Sale
Artwork for Sale
Patrick Butcher
Born in 1977, Patrick Butcher is a member of the Lockhart River Art Gang, a group of young Aboriginal Artists from the east coast of Cape York.
Butcher's own work incorporates influences from Batik and lino-printing and he enjoys working with cross hatching techniques. His paintings have been used for many of the Lockhart River's promotional material, including pamphlets and postcard invitations for various exhibitions, such as the 'Message Stick' touring exhibition from the Art Gang, which was funded by Visions Australia in 2000. Butcher has also been commissioned to produce artwork for the Great Barrier Reef Management Association Project.
The Art Gang's work is a contemporary response to the environment, culture and traditions of this isolated Aboriginal Community. It expresses some of the realities of being Aboriginal and the strong influences of traditional culture and values in their world. They have developed their own forms of expression which are very different from the art of central Australia and other parts of Australia. The art from Lockhart River promotes the cultural identity of young Aboriginal people in contemporary Australian culture.
Exhibitions
2008 Tchiilpu Wunch Wuncha Wulpaamu: Old Men and Young Men Coming Together for Mens Business with Lockhart River Art Gang, Emerge Art Space, Perth
2008 'Healing Journeys', Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
2007 'Our Way: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Lockhart River', University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
2000 'Message Stick' touring exhibition
1998 'Message Stick', Queensland Aboriginal Creations, Brisbane
1997 'Rena Ellen Jones Award', Warrnambool Art Gallery
1997 'Ngana Nyiikana - Us Painting' with the Lockhart River Art Gang, Cairns Regional Gallery
1997 'Mepla Sarbie Art' with the Lockhart River Art Gang, Lockhart River Art & Culture Centre, Cape York
Collections
Queensland Art Gallery
Wollongong University Collection
.
.
