
Anna Price Petyarre was born c.1965 at Utopia, Aboriginal Art Regions of Central Australia.
Anna Petyarre commenced painting in the early 1980s when the medium of canvas and acrylic paints was introduced to the community of Utopia. Prior to painting she produced batik.
Anna Petyarre's main Dreamings which she depicts in her paintings are: Yam, Wild Potato, Wild flowers, Emu and Campsite.
In the beginning Anna Petyarre used very bright colours with minimal dotting however her recent works display a technique of intricate dot work, with small blocks of colour.
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Source: Kreczmanski, Janusz B & Birnberg, Margo (eds.): Aboriginal Artists: Dictionary of Biographies: Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region (JB Publishing Australia, Marleston, 2004)
Artist: Anna Petyarre
Skin Name: Petyarre
Language: Anmatyerre
Region: Utopia
Vendor: Central Art
Dreaming: Yam Dreaming Wild Potato Dreaming Wildflowers Dreaming Emu and Campsite Dreaming
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