21, 2016 - Being Tiwi exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary art in Australia featured prints and paintings by nine Tiwi artists including Maria Josette Orsto's piece Kulama (2010). 2020 to 2021 - Jilamara, five of Orsto's batik designs on silk lengths and one batik on cotton were featured in the National Gallery of Victoria's TIWI exhibition. Jilamara means body painting to celebrate kulama (coming of age ceremony). In the same exhibition, Orsto made the bark basket used as part of a ceramic sculpture created by Mark Virgil Puautjimi. Collections Her work is held in several public collections including: Powerhouse Museum: A work, Jilamara, a screenprint by Osmund Kantiilla based on three paintings by Orsto, is held by the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (formerly the Powerhouse Museum), together with a further work, Kurlama. National Gallery of Australia: Some 25 works, including Jilmaira (1994), and Mayinga Jilimara (2013). QAGOMA: Kulama body painting (2002), purchased 2003, Ngirringani jilamara (2007), purchased 2007, Jilimara (1990), gift of Christopher Chapman. References Further reading Tiwi Land Council. (N.T. :). Annual report. http://www.tiwilandcouncil.com/publications/corporate-publications.htm. Retrieved 2021-03-19. Bourke, A. (1991). Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1990—from Australia. Pacific Arts, (3), 41-45. Retrieved 2021-03-19. Caruana, W. (1991). The Collection of Aboriginal Art at the Australian National Gallery, Canberra. Pacific Arts, (3), 33-40. Retrieved 2021-03-19. Fredericksen, C. (2002). Caring for History: Tiwi and Archaeological Narratives of Fort Dundas/Punata, Melville Island, Australia. World Archaeology, 34(2), 288-302. Retrieved 2021-03-19. Vanags, M.A. (2017). Printing Knowledge and Preserving Tradition: Printmaking on the Tiwi Islands. [Graduate dissertation, Australian National University]. Open Research Library. Retrieved 2021-03-19. External links Exhibition (22 July - 24 August 2016) A poster by her father . 1962 births Australian Aboriginal artists Living people Australian women artists