Ricky Connick
Language: Pitjantjatjara, Western Arrarnta
Date of birth:1971-04-13
Artworks
Tjoritja (West MacDonnell Ranges), NT
Hunting at Mt Olga
Gaz Towers and Oil Spill in my country
Haasts Bluff, NT
Near Docker River, NT
Docker River, Near MY Home
Tjoritja / West MacDonnell Ranges, NT
Gas Towers and oil spill in my country
Biography
Ricky’s skin name is Jakamara. His mother’s country is Ntaria and he grew up in Areyonga (His father’s country). He is the grandson of famous artist Peter Kanari. Thus, he speaks Western Aranda and Pitjantjatjara. Ricky is Benita Clement’s husband, and son in law of the late Gwenda Namatjira who was the granddaughter of Albert Namatjira. Benita inspired Ricky and motivated him to start painting landscapes of his country. The two paint together at the Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands art centre. Ricky has a precise drawing technique and is interested in painting hunting men from previous generations.
Group exhibitions
- 2019
Tjina Nurna-ka, Pmarra Nurn-kanha, Itla Itla Nurn-kanha (Our family, our country, our legacy), Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide SA
- 2019
Pmarra Nurna-Kananhala untha-lapp-urma (Walking through country), Hazelhurst Art centre, Sydney, NSW.
- 2017
What if this photograph is by Albert Namatjira?, Art Gallery of SA, Adelaide SA
- 2017
Cicada Press Collection, Tarnanthi, AGSA
- 2016
UNALIENABLE, Sullivan + Strumpf Gallery, Sydney, NSW
- 2016
Abducted!, Alcaston Gallery, VIC
Collections
- National Museum of Australia (NMA), Canberra, ACT
- 2017 Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), Brisbane, QLD
- 2022 National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), VIC