Current Category Aboriginal Art by Artist > Gloria Petyarre

Gloria Petyarre was born 1945 at Atnangkere Northern Territory
She first gained recognition as an artist working with the Batik style forming the Utopia Women's Batik Group in the 1970,s and has been a very distinguished an sought after Utopian artist She has four sisters who are also artists: Ada Bird, Violet, Myrtle, and Kathleen.
Gloria is a recipient of the New South Wales Art Gallery Wynne Prize and has with works in major world galleries and exhibitions including but not limited to

Exhibitions
1989     A Summer Project: Utopia Women's Paintings S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1990     Utopia: A Picture Story The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
1990     Utopia: A Picture Story London, UK
1990     Utopia: A Picture Story India
1991     Utopia Art, Sydney
1991     Aboriginal Women’s Exhibition Gallery of New South Wales
1991     Australian Galleries, New York, USA
1992     Flash Painting National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Collections
National Gallery of Australia, Allen Allen and Helmsley, Museum of Victoria, Art Galleries of Northern Territory, Powerhouse Museum, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Holmes a Court collection, Flinders University South Australia, Macquarie Bank, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery.

 

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GLORIA PETYARRE GLORIA PETYARRE 39x70cm  BUSH MEDICINE ( Kurrajong leaves bush medicine ) Bush Medicine depicts the leaves of the kurrajong plant which are used in the healing of cuts bites and rashes The leaves are collected then boiled the extracted resin is mixed with Kangaroo fat collected from the kangaroo’s stomach. This creates a paste that can be stored for up to six months   POA