Marcus ‘Double O’ Camphoo Kemarre

Australia

Marcus ‘Double O’ Camphoo Kemarre was born at Murray Downs in 1992. He is a Kaytetye and Alywarr man who lives and works between Ali Curung (Kaytetye Country) and Tennant Creek (Warumungu Country). Double O began painting in 2017 as part of the Tennant Creek Men’s Centre art program which would go on to become the much-acclaimed Tennant Creek Brio and has painted with Arlpwe Art and Culture Centre since 2020.
Double O’s painting practice consists predominantly of a small handful of deceptively simple grid-and-band compositions, seemingly guided by a set of fluid formulas and mental mathematics that he applies to his work. Active, loose brushstrokes apply a border around the canvas before lines are carved across, creating the skeleton of the work. Paint is pushed and poured across the empty space, bleeding into the frame.
Marcus has exhibited prolifically alongside the Tennant Creek Brio including Biennale of Sydney 2020 and ACCA 2024. He made his solo debut at 8 Hele in 2024.