Anna Petyarre

Anna Petyarre

Anna Price Petyarre was born around 1965 on Utopia Station, north east of Alice Springs, in Anmatyerre country and is the daughter of artist Glory Ngale.


Like many of the women from this region, Anna was introduced to art using western media relatively young, being involved in Batik projects and taking up painting at a young age in the 1980's.


Anna depicts the Bush Yam, Bush Yam Seed and Salt Lakes stories. These are the Dreamings of her grandfather and father’s country from the Boundary Bore region. As a traditional Aboriginal woman who engages in sacred ceremonies, she also paints women’s body painting designs.


Anna takes the utmost care and pride in her work and endeavours to bring the sensitivity of her culture to the canvas. Anna paints the salt lakes found in and around her home country. Her painting is an aerial perspective of the salt lakes and surrounding country. The large circles show dried salt plains that have formed over time. Following the heavy rains of the monsoon, large water holes are created. Gradually the water evaporates leaving only the salt behind, which form the large rings represented in Anna’s work. The other facets of Anna’s painting show colours of the earth found in Utopia, the rich red sand, the clay, and the ochres all moving together with the contours of the land.


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Collections:

  • Art Bank, Sydney
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Power House Museum, Sydney
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
  • The Kerry Stokes Collection
  • The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth
  • Anthropology Art Museum, Perth
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
  • Art Gallery of South Australia
  • National Gallery of Victoria
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia
  • Victorian Art Centre, Melbourne


Exhibitions:

  • 1996, "Utopia Dreaming", Soho Gallery, Sydney
  • 1997, Dacou Gallery, Adelaide
  • 1997, Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
  • 1998, Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney
  • 1998, Selected entrant for the 15th NATSIAA
  • 1999, 2000 Tandanya, Adelaide
  • 1999, BMG Art, Adelaide
  • 2000, Dacou (in association with AMP), Mary Place Gallery, Sydney
  • 2001, "Women's Business", Australian Exhibition Centre, Chicago, USA
  • 2001, Japingka Gallery, Perth
  • 2001, Raintree Aboriginal Art Gallery, Darwin
  • 2002, Galerie Le Temps du Reve, France
  • 2002, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney
  • 2002, Glen Eira City Gallery, Melbourne

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/ Pitjara

Language: Anmatyerre

Region: Utopia

Vendor: Central Art

Dreaming: Yam Dreaming Wild Potato Dreaming Wildflowers Dreaming Emu and Campsite Dreaming

 

 

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