Kathleen Petyarre

Kathleen Petyarre was born c.1940 at Atnagkere, Utopia, Aboriginal Art Regions of Central Australia.

In the 1980s Kathleen Petyarre worked in batik, then began painting on canvas as part of CAAMA's Summer Project in 1988-89.

Kathleen Petyarre's art directly refers to her country and her Dreamings. Her art is minimalist, done in a layering technique with very intricate dotting.

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Collections:

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Museum and Art Galleries of Northern Territory, Darwin
South Australian Museum, Adelaide
Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide
Tandanya, Adelaide
Edith Cowan University, Perth
Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Perth
Barossa Valley Wine and Tourist Association
Artbank, Sydney
Morven estate Collection, Charlottesville, USA
Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica, USA
Levi-Kaplan Collection, Seattle, Washington, USA
Museum Puri Lukisan, Ubad, Bali, Indonesia
Collection de Musee des Arts d'Afrique et d'Oceanie, Paris, France

Exhibitions:

1989, Coventry Gallery, Sydney
1989, 1997, 1998, Tandanya, Adelaide
1990, 1991, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
1990, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland
1990, Harvard University, Boston, USA
1990, 1999, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1992, Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Sydney
1993, Moree Plains Art Gallery, Moree
1994, Australian Embassy, Paris, France
1994, 1997, Songlines Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1995, Ludwig Forum fur international Kunst, Aachen, Germany
1996, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
1996, Old Parliament House, Canberra
1996, 1998, 2000, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
1996, 1998, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
1996, 1998, Gallerie Australis, Adelaide
1997, 1999, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise
1997, Museum Puri Lukisan, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
1997, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta
1997, 1998, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
1997, "Dreampower", Adelaide
Mary Place Gallery, Sydney
1997, Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery, Sydney
1998, Chapman Gallery, Canberra
1998, Victoria Beach, Viriginia, USA
1998, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
1998, Japingka Gallery, Perth
1999, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
2002, Aboriginal Galleries of Australia, Melbourne
2002, Gallerie Commines, Paris, France

Awards:

1996, 3rd National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Commission Art Award (joint second prize), Canberra
1996, Winner, 13th Telstra NATSIAA, Darwin
1997, Overall Winner of the Visy Board Art Prize, Barossa Vintage Festival Art Show
1998, Seppelts Contemporary Art Award, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
1998, Finalist, 15th NATSIAA

Central Art Exhibitions:

Source: Kreczmanski, Janusz B & Birnberg, Margo (eds.): Aboriginal Artists: Dictionary of Biographies: Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region (JB Publishing Australia, Marleston, 2004)

Artist: Kathleen Petyarre

Skin Name: Petyarre

Language: Anmatyerre/Alyawerre

Region: Utopia

Vendor: Central Art

Dreaming: Womens Hunting, Emu, Dingo, Bush Seeds (Ntang), Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming

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