Category: About the Artists

Mitjili Napurrula was born in 1945 and is a Pintupi woman from the Haasts Bluff region in the Northern Territory. Mitjili began painting at the Ikuntji Womens Centre in 1993. Mitjili paints her father’s country, the beautiful sandhills, bushes and … Continue reading →

Ngoia Napaltjarri Pollard originally took up painting in 1997 and today her work centres around her father’s and now her brother’s country at Talarada (Nyirripi), north west of Mt Liebig. Ngoia explores different representations of the swamps, lakes and spinifex … Continue reading →

Gracie Morton is the daughter of Myrtle Petyarre, one of the nine Petyarre sisters which include renowned painters, Gloria, Ada (Bird), Nancy, Kathleen and Violet. The Bush Plum Painting features a large area of Gracie Morton’s traditional country which is … Continue reading →

Gloria Petyarre famous artist from Utopia. Gloria Petyarre born in 1945 . Skin Name Petyarre (Pitjara) Language Anmatyerre Region Utopia, Northern Territory. Gloria Petyarre’s work has increased in scale and precision in recent years. Her country is the inspiration for … Continue reading →

Abie Loy Kenmarre commenced painting in 1994 under the guidence of her grandmother, Kathleen Petyarre. She has exhibited in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne,Tasmania and Alice Springs. Her first solo exhibition was held at Melbourne in October, 2003.

The late Ada Bird Petyarre was one of the core painters to be engaged, first in producing silk batiks and then on canvas for the Holmes a Court Collection. Ada Bird Petyarre was subsequently featured in their classic book Utopia … Continue reading →