Violet Petyarre

Violet Petyarre was born c.1946 at Atnagkere Soakage, Central Australia.

In 1977 Violet Petyarre began producing batik on silk and in 1988, like many Utopia artists, commenced painting on canvas with acrylic.

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Collections:

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Holmes a Court, Perth
Artbank
Kelton Foundation, Los Angeles, USA

Exhibitions:

1989 S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
1989 Coventry Gallery, Sydney
1989 Orange Regional Gallery
1989 Tandanya, Adelaide
1990 Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
1990 James Ford Bell Museum, University of Minnesota, USA
1996 Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
1996 Gallerie Australis, Adelaide
1997 Songlines Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1997 " Dreampower", Adelaide
2003 Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melbourne

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: Violet Petyarre

Skin Name: Petyarre

Language: Eastern Anmatyerre

Region: Utopia

Vendor: Central Art

Dreaming: Arnkerrth (Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming) Engcarma (Bean) Unyara (Emu) Annlara (Pencil Yam) Kadjeta (Grass Seeds) Elaitchurunga (Small Brown Grass) Awelye (womens body paint design)

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