Thecla Bernadette Puruntatameri

Thecla started working as an artist in 1990. Her works on paper, canvas, etchings and linoprints have been exhibited throughout Australia, Paris, Helsinki , USA, Canada, The Netherlands, Hong Kong, UK and the Cook Islands
Collections
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
National Australian Maritime Museum, Sydney
Flinders University, Adelaide
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra
Australian Embassy, Paris France
Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu Japan
Group Exhibitions
1997 Rainbow Serpent, Sydney
1997 Walonia Exhibition, The Netherlands
1997 Patterning in Contemporary Art- Asia, Indigenart Singapore
1997 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum & Art Gallery of NT, Darwin
1996 ANIMA Gallery, Adelaide Festival, Adelaide
1996 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Old Parliament House, Canberra
1996 Sea Exhibition, Indigenart, Perth
1996 Tiwi Exhibition, Parliament House, Canberra
1996 Manupi Exhibition, Hong Kong
1995 Snakes & Serpents, 24 Hour Art, Darwin
1995 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum & Art Gallery of NT, Darwin
1995 20th Annuanl Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle
1994 Tiwi Art: Tradition and Change, Tandanya, Adelaide
1994 Epama Epam: Everything has Meaning, Aboriginal Art, Commonwealth Games, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Canada
1994 Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle
1994 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum & Art Gallery of NT, Darwin
1993 Mamunukawi Jilamara, Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra
1993 All our Tiwi Designs, Museum & Art Gallery of NT, Darwin
1993 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Old Parliament House, Canberra
1993 Continuity, ANCAAA, Desart, Boomalli, Sydney
1993 New Tracks Old Land: An Exhibition of Contemporary Prints from Aboriginal Australia, Touring Exhibition, Institute of American Indian Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Massachusetts, Boston, New York, St. Louis, Portland, Seattle
1993 Stories, Kerava Art Museum, Helsinki and Rovanelli Art Museum, Lapland Finland
1992 Savode Gallery, Brisbane
1992 Alliance Francaise, Canberra
1992 Barunga Festival Art Award, Australian Embassy, France
1992 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum & Art Gallery of NT, Darwin
1991 Hogarth Galleries, Sydney
1991 Studio One, Canberra
1991 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
1991 Manupi Dreaming, NSW Touring Print Exhibition
1991 Flash Pictures by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artists, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
1991 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum & Art Gallery of NT, Darwin
1990 Shades of Ochre, Darwin