Rosemary Petyarre
Born at Utopia in c. 1945, Rosemary Petyarre was involved in the making of batik at Utopia. In 1994, she, and several other women from Utopia, travelled to Indonesia to learn different techniques of producing batik. After the Summer Project, sponsored by CAAMA in 1988-89, she commenced painting with acrylic on canvas.
In her paintings, she incorporates traditional iconography and realistic elements. Rosemary Petyarre is the sister of Greenie Purvis Petyarre, also an accomplished artist from Utopia.
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Exhibitions:
- 1996, "The Meeting Place", - touring exhibition, Australia
- 1996, "Nangara", Stitching Sint-Jan, Brugge, The Netherlands
- 1998, Dacou Gallery, Australia
Source: Kreczmanski, Janusz B & Birnberg, Margo (eds.): Aboriginal Artists: Dictionary of Biographies: Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region (JB Publishing Australia, Marleston, 2004)
Artist: Rosemary Petyarre
Skin Name: Petyarre
Language: Anmatyerre
Region: Utopia
Vendor: Central Art
Dreaming: Yam flower pencil yam bush medicine dreaming
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