Emily Kame Kngwarreye

  • Skin Name:Kngwarreye
  • Language:Anmatyerre
  • Region:Utopia, Central Australia
  • Dreaming: Kame, Pencil Yam, Mountain Devil Lizard, Grass Seed, Dingo, Awelye, Arlatyere, Ankerrthe, Ntange, Ankerre, Intekwe, & Anthewerle.

Artist has Passed Away

c. 1910 - 02/09/1996

Out of respect for Aboriginal culture Central Art has removed the artist's photograph.

Bibliography

  • Birnberg, M. & Kreczmanski, J.B. (2004) Aboriginal Artists Dictionary of Biographies, Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region. J.B. Publishing Australia, Marleston, South Australia.
  • Johnson, V. (1994) Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House. Roseville, New South Wales.
  • National Museum of Australia (2008) Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye.. National Museum of Australia Press, Canberra.

Collections

  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
  • Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin. 
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane.
  • Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Victoria.
  • University of New South Wales, Sydney.
  • Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Perth.
  • Artbank, Sydney.
  • Auckland City Art Gallery, New Zealand.
  • Donald Kahn Collection, USA.
  • Love Art Museum, USA.
  • University of Miami, USA.
  • Kelton Foundation, Los Angeles, USA.
  • Vatican Collection, Italy.

Exhibitions

  • 2001, “Icons of Australian Aboriginal Art”, Singapore.
  • 2000, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin (touring exhibition).
  • 1999, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, USA.
  • 1998, Queensland Art Gallery (touring exhibition).
  • 1997, Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia, Melbourne.
  • 1997, Venuice Biennale, Italy.
  • 1996, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne. 
  • 1995, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne.
  • 1995, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne.
  • 1994, Bishop Museum, Hawaii.
  • 1994, Milan and Permo, Italy.
  • 1994, Tandanya, Adelaide.
  • 1994, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
  • 1994, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 1994, Utopia Art, Sydney.
  • 1993, Dusseldorf (Germany), London (UK), (touring exhibition).
  • 1993, Tandanya, Adelaide.
  • 1993, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
  • 1993, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.
  • 1993, Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Moree.
  • 1993, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney.
  • 1993, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne.
  • 1993, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
  • 1993, Utopia Art, Sydney.
  • 1992, State Ethnographic Museum, St Petersburg, Russia.
  • 1992, Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Moree.
  • 1992, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth.
  • 1992, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne.
  • 1992, Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan.
  • 1992, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan.
  • 1992, Utopia Art, Sydney.
  • 1991, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, USA.
  • 1991, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs.
  • 1991, Union Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
  • 1991, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney.
  • 1991, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.
  • 1991, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne.
  • 1991, Utopia Art, Sydney.
  • 1990, Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Moree.
  • 1990, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney.
  • 1990, Coventry Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1990, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth.
  • 1990, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.
  • 1990, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne.
  • 1990, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
  • 1990, Utopia Art, Sydney.
  • 1989, Austral Gallery, St Louis, USA.
  • 1989, Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin. 
  • 1989, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne.
  • 1989, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
  • 1989, Utopia Art, Sydney.
  • 1988, Utopia Art, Sydney.

Awards

  • 1995, Australian Artists Creative Fellowship.
  • 1993, Churchill Art Fellowship.
  • 1992, Australia Council (2 year painting grant).
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