Jeannie
Petyarre with 'Bush Yam Dreaming' |
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Bio
Tribe:
Anmatyerre
Area:
Central & Western Desert
Born:
1956
Jeannie was born circa 1950 on the Boundry Bore Outstation in Utopia, in
Central Australia. She is the sister to well know artists Greeny Purvis
Petyarre, Evelyn Pultara, Rosemary Petyarre and Anna Price Petyarre and
the cousin of Gloria, Nancy, Myrtle, Kathleen, Violet, Ada Bird and
Jeanna Petyarre. Jeannie’s Aunt is the famous Emily Kame Kngwarreye.
Jeannie began painting in the early eighties and in 1988 she was part of
a group of women who produced Batik work using desert design on silk and
cotton. Jeannie was encouraged by her aunt, Emily Kngawarreye to
continue to paint her families Dreaming stories including Bush Medicine,
Bush Yam Dreaming, Pencil Yam Dreaming and Wildflower Dreaming.
Jeannie continues to live at Utopia located approximately 300km’s north
east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Her works have been
exhibitied in a number of group exhibitions and is held in many
collections. In 1990, her work was featured in the Holmes a Court
Collection. Jeannie is a highly respected artist within her Community
who promotes her culture, country, seasons and ceremony through her
paintings. Jeannie Petyarre’s work is sought after by collectors
Worldwide.
Exhibitions
1993
- Central Australian Aboriginal Art & Craft Exhibition, Alice
Springs
1990
- ‘A picture Story’, 88 silk works from the Holmes a’Court
Collection, UK
1989
- Utopia Women’s Paintings ‘A Summer Project’
Collections
Holmes
a’Court Collection, Perth
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