Jeannie Petyarre

Jeannie Petyarre (Pitjara) was born in c.1951 on the Boundary Bore Outstation of Utopia, Aboriginal Art Regions of Central Australia.

Jeannie Petyarre is the sister to well known artists Greeny Purvis Petyarre, Evelyn Pultara, Rosemary Petyarre and Anna Price Petyarre.

Jeannie Petyarre's cousin's are the famous sisters; Gloria Petyarre, Nancy Kunoth Petyarre, Myrtle Petyarre, Kathleen Petyarre, Violet Petyarre, Ada Bird Petyarre and Jean Petyarre.

In 1988, Jeannie Petyarre was part of the group who produced Batik work using desert design on silk and cotton. Jeannie was encouraged by her aunt, the famous Emily Kngwarreye to continue to paint her family's Yam Dreaming.

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Collections:

The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth.

Exhibitions:

1989 Utopia Womens Paintings the first works on canvas
1990 A Picture Story exhibition of 88 works on silk from the Holmes a Court Collection by Utopian artists which toured Eire and Scotland
1993 Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs.

2005 Cicada Trading, Illayda, Istanbul, Turkey
2005 Cicada Trading, Milan, Italy
2006 Cicada Trading , Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2006 Cicada Trading, Annual Clear Lake Exhibition of Aboriginal Paintings, Houston, USA
2006 Cicada Trading, Paris, France
2006 Cicada Trading, Bahrain Art Society, the Kingdom of Bahrain
2006 Cicada Trading, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Source: Central Art - Aboriginal Art Store

Artist: Jeannie Petyarre

Skin Name: Petyarre (Pitjara)

Language: Anmatyerre

Region: Utopia

Vendor: Central Art

Dreaming: Awelye (body paint) Bush medicine Pencil Yam Yam Flowers Yam Seeds

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