Rammey Ramsey
Solo Exhibitions
Selected Work
Curriculum Vitae
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Born : Western Australia c.1935
Lives and works in Bow River Station, Australia
Rammey Ramsey, a senior Gija man of Jungurra skin, was born on Old Greenvale Station, now part of Bow River Station. His own country and that of both his parents is a part of Gija country in an area to the west of Bedford Downs near Elgee Cliffs. His Gija name, Warlawoon, is the general name for the whole of that area of country.
Rammey lived in Warlawoon country wallking in the bush with his family when very young then moved to Bedford Downs and worked there as a young man. He spent some time working at Lansdowne Station He then moved to Bow River Station and has lived there ever since.
He began painting for Jirrawun Arts in 2000. In October 2000 his paintings were included in the exhition 'Gaagembi - Poor Things' along with paintings by Hector Jandany, Timmy Timms, and Paddy Bedford at William Mora Galleries in Melbourne. The title of this show is a word used as a term of endearment, sympathy and sorrow. It is the way lots of people feel about the country that is currently occupied, their predecessors who walked in it freely, and the way of life that is gone.
Rammey was one of the painters featured in the 'Four Men Four Paintings' exhibition at Raft Artspace in Darwin in March 2001. This was followed by a sellout show at Raft during May 2001. Rammey has since had solo exhibitions at both Raft (2003) and WIlliam Mora Galleries (2004).
Rammey was a key figure in the production of the Bedford Downs massacre Joonba that was staged at the 2000 Telstra Art Award in Darwin. He is an inspired dancer who helped train the young boys in dancing. He and Rust Peters made the dance poles used in the Darwin Joonba. He was also an actor and dancer with the Neminuwarlin Performance Group in its production of 'Fire, Fire Burning Bright' which premiered at the Perth International Festival of the Arts in February 2002 and opened the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts at the State Theatre of Victoria from 17 - 20 October 2002.
Rammey is true to his law, painting only country that he has rights to through birth and family. Most of his paintings are of the gorge country north-west of Halls Creek in an area surrounding Elgee Cliffs.
Text: Rammey Ramsey and Jirrawun Arts
Solo Exhibitions
| 2009 |
New Works on Paper, GRANTPIRRIE, Redfern
Small Boards, Raft Artspace, Darwin |
| 2008 |
In the Pink, Raft Artspace, Darwin |
| 2004 |
Deeper Than Paint on Canvas, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2003 |
Rammey Ramsey, Raft Artspace, Darwin |
| 2001 |
Rammey Ramsey, Raft Artspace, Darwin |
Group Exhibitions
| 2010 |
DISCOVERIES Re-value, ShContemporary 10, Shanghai, China
Melbourn Art Fair, Raft Artspace, Melbourne
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| 2009 |
Jirrawun Colour, Raft Artspace, Darwin |
| 2006 |
Jirrawun Artists - Melbourne Art fair 2006, William Mora Galleries in Association with Jirrawun Arts |
| 2005 |
Jirrawun in the House: A Contemporary Experience from the East Kimberley, Parliament House, Canberra
Beyond the Frontier, Sherman Galleries, Sydney
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| 2003 |
Jirrawun Jazz, Raft Artspace, Darwin |
| 2001 |
Four Men, Four Paintings, Raft Artspace, Darwin |
| 2000 |
Gaagembi - Poor things, William mora Galleries, Melbourne |
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