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Anna Petyarre
Anna Petyarre resides at Mulga Bore, Utopia, approximately 220 km from Alice Springs. This is the place where she currently paints. Anna has painted on and off since early childhood and began painting in earnest in 1996. Under the careful guidance of famous indigenous artists and relatives Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Gloria Petyarre over the last few years Anna has been expanding her artistic skills and has become a very well known artist.
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Betty Mbitjana
Betty Mbitjana is a fantastic artist from Utopia, experimenting and learning her craft from her famous mother, Minnie Pwerle (deceased) and sister, Barbara Weir. Betty is also first cousin to the famous Petyarre sisters, including Gloria, Kathleen and Violet. Her works are sold in most major galleries around Australia and is a highly sought after artist. Betty has been handed the exclusive right to paint this Dreaming by the passing of her mother, Minnie Pwerle.
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Beverley Marshall
Beverley Marshall is a blood relative of high profile artist Judy Watson Napangardi and lives in Yuendumu, NT. She creates explosive and colourful works which impact heavily on the senses. Beverley is an emerging artist who paints beautifully.
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Gabriella Possum
Born in Mt Allan, Gabriella Possum is the oldest daughter of the renowned painter, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (now deceased), and who taught her to paint. She depicts stories such as the Women Ceremonies, Grandmother’s Country, Bush Tucker (Black Seed and Exploding Seed from the Mt. Allan area), Goanna, Serpent and Seven Sisters. She is now a very famous and high profile indigenous artist widely collected and represented throughout the world.
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Gracie Morton Pwerle
Gracie Morton Pwerleis the daughter of well known traditional artist Myrtle Petyarre. Gracie started painting with the Batik movement in 1988 and has spent many years producing high quality works. Her paintingshave been exhibited throughout Australia and in many places around the world, particularly in Western Europe and in North America. Her works are held in the Holmes a Court Collection, Perth and Slaughter and May International Law in London, and many more.
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Jeannie Petyarre
Jeannie Petyarre is a fantastic artist from Utopia, experimenting and learning her craft from sisters Kathleen, Gloria, Ada Bird, Nancy, Mrytle and Violet. Jeannie is also the granddaughter to the world famous Emily Kame Kngwarreye. She is a highly talented artist who captures the spirit and soul of her rich culture in her beautiful works of art. Jeannie’s works are held at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra and the Robert Holmes a Court Collection in Perth.
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June Bird Petyarre
June paints her Dreamings by adopting innovative designs with bold colours and patterns, in a highly innovative way. This uniqueness makes her one of the leading contemporary Utopian artists. Her works are sold in most major galleries around Australia and is a highly sought after artist.
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Lily Kelly Napangardi
Lily Kelly Napangardi is a senior law woman of the Watiyawanu community, in the Haasts Bluff area of the Northern Territory, Having recently been voted one of the ‘Top 50 Most Collectible Australian Artists’ in Art Collector Magazine (Jan – March 2006), Lily’s popularity has skyrocketed. Her works are very collectible and are included in major collections in Australia and overseas. Lily has exhibited extensively both in Australia and abroad.
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Maureen Hudson Nampitjinpa
Maureen Hudson Nampitjinpa was born in 1952 at Mt. Allen, near Yuendumu, Northern Territory; part of the Warlpiri Tribe. She began painting in 1981 and has gained a reputation for exquisite works with amazing detail and symmetry. Exhibitions of her work have been held in major Australian galleries. A talented artist, her artworks are steadily growing in value which makes her work highly collectable.
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Dulcie Anne Frank
Since the mid 1990’s Dulcie has approached her art with unbridled enthusiasm and vigour. Being a senior law woman, she is responsible for supervising women's song and dance ceremonies. Dulcie saw painting as a mode to express her sacred country and dreamings and convey their importance to the wider audience of Australia. Her paintings are characterised by detailed designs in swirls of colour and pattern.
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Elsie Nakamarra
Esie Nakamarra is an accomplished artist from the Western desert of the NT. She paints with a deep understanding of her culture and country. Elsie paints with bold symbolism of her land and people, showcasing the landscape in earthy deep tones and colours.
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Gloria Petyarre
Gloria has traveled abroad extensively with her art, with major exhibitions throughout Europe and the United States. Gloria is the niece of Emily Kngwarreye and one of seven artistic sisters, including acclaimed Kathleen, Jeannie and Ada Bird. Gloria Petyarre’s works were first acclaimed through batik exhibitions during the 1970’s. Gloria is featured extensively in major collections around the world: The National Gallery of Australia, the Robert Holmes a' Court Collection, Museum of Victoria and the Powerhouse Museum.
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Kay Willis Napurrula
Kay Willis was bornat Willowra, NT and is from a famous artistic family.Kay started painting in the 1990’s and has spent many years producing high quality and very detailed dot works. Sheis a respected member of her people who has continued to follow a very traditional lifestyle.
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Ruby Napurrula Williams
Ruby Williams is an emerging artist from Yuendumu in the Western Desert of the NT. She started painting in 2001 at quite a late stage of her life. Her works are generally bright and bold, and excellent interpretations of her country and people.
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Violet Petyarre
Violet Petyarre began to learn batik in the early 1970’s and her artistic mediums developed from there. Violet’s paintings represent her dreaming and her country in various forms; lizard tracks, sand hills, bush seeds, ceremonial body paint, watercourses and rock holes, sandstorms and hailstorms. In 1988, Violet’s works on canvas followed this style, which she produced alongside her sister Kathleen Petyarre and her Aunt, the late Emily Kame Kngwarreye. Violet has a strong direction of style within her works and this is quickly establishing her reputation alongside that of her famous sisters.
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