Kitty Kantilla
OTHER NAMES: MARYCAMPION KANTILLA, KUTUWULUMI PURAWARRUMPATU
BORN: c1928 - 2003
REGION: MELVILLE ISLAND NT
DOMICILE: MILIKAPITI
COUNTRY: YIMPINARI
LANGUAGE: TIWI
SKIN GROUP: FIRE
DANCE: RAIN
Kitty Kantilla is considered one of the most significant indigenous artists from the Tiwi islands. While alive, Kitty Kantilla featured in the prestigious Clemenger Art Award, and since her passing her artistic achievements have been celebrated with retrospective exhibitions at the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of NSW. Gabriella Roy has played a major role representing her work since 1988, with the gallery also exhibiting regular solo shows since 1994, in association with Jilamara Arts & Crafts, Melville Island, NT.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
1994 Aboriginal & South Pacific Gallery, Sydney
1995 Aboriginal & South Pacific Gallery, Sydney
1997 Aboriginal & South Pacific Gallery, Sydney
1998 Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney
1999 Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney
2000 Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney
2001 Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney
2003 Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney
2010 Newly Released Etchings of the late Kitty Kantilla, Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney