Bernadine Kemarre is a rising star in the world of contemporary Aboriginal art. She was born in 1974 in the Ltyentye Apurte Community (Santa Teresa), approx. 80km east of Alice Springs, Northern Territory and had a traditional upbringing before attending school in Alice Springs.
Bernadine comes from a family of famous artists including Abie Loy and Josie Petrick Kemarre that have emerged from the Utopia area in the NT. Her sister-in-law is Anna Price Petyarre, one of the most sort after Central Desert artists. She learnt from a young age the art of painting her dreamings, ceremonies and important bush foods onto canvas.
Berandine currently lives with her husband Steven and their children on Napperby Station, NT. Her artworks are intricate and colourful and she is an artist sure to succeed.