Myrtle Petyarre

Myrtle Petyarre

Myrtle Petyarre was born c.1932 at Utopia Station in central Australia. . She is known as one of the known 'Petyarre Sisters' - Nancy Kunoth Petyarre (passed away 2010), Gloria Petyarre, Ada Bird Petyarre (passed away 2010), Kathleen Petyarre, Violet Petyarre and Jean Petyarre.


Myrtle was involved with the Utopia Women’s Batik group since its inception in the early 70’s and made the swift movement to acrylics in 1988 with CAAMA's Summer Project.


Myrtle is known for her bold linear patterns illustrating Awelye (women's ceremonial body paint designs) for her main Dreamtime story, Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard).


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Collections:

  • The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
  • Mbantua Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice Springs
  • The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth
  • University of Queensland, Anthropology Museum, St Lucia

Exhibitions:

  • Group Exhibitions: 1989 SH Ervin Gallery
  • Sydney
  • Australia 1989 Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute
  • Adelaide
  • Australia 1990 The Royal Hibernian Academy
  • Dublin
  • Ireland 1990 The Crawford Municipal Art Gallery
  • Cork
  • Ireland 1990 Limmerick City Gallery of Art
  • Limmerick
  • Ireland 1994 Brahma Tirta Sari Batik Studio
  • Yogyakarta
  • Indonesia 1995 Museum & Art Galleries of the Northern Territory
  • Darwin; 1996 Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide

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 image arts photographer Sabine Haider , Central Art 2008

 

Artist: Myrtle Petyarre

Skin Name: Petyarre

Language: Anmatyerre

Region: Utopia

Vendor: Central Art

Dreaming: Awelye (women's ceremonial body paint designs) for Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard)

 

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Related Artists

Nancy Kunoth Petyarre | Violet Petyarre | Marcie Turner Petyarre | Ada Bird Petyarre | Emily Pwerle |

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