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Gloria
Petyarre was born in 1945. An Anmatyerre speaker,
Gloria’s country is Anungara and her Dreamings are
Mountain Devil Lizard (arnkerrthe), Bean (atnwerle),
Emu (ankerre), Pencil Yam (arlartyeye), and Grass
Seed (ntange). Petyarre’s country is the inspiration
for all her art.
Gloria first gained recognition as an artist working
in the medium of batik, exhibiting with the Utopia
Women in shows around Australia and abroad for a decade
before taking up the medium of canvas. Gloria’s work
has increased in scale and precision in recent years,
and she is now regarded as one of Utopia’s most significant
artists. Her paintings – monochromatic or multi-colored
- are distinguishable for their well defined segments
filled with curved lines, and evoke a strong rhythmic
quality. Hers is a unique style, one that has evolved
into abstract fields that represent leaves, grasses
and bodypaint.
Gloria’s work is represented in the collections of:
The National Gallery of Australia , the Art Gallery
of New South Wales, Allen, Allen and Hemsley, Victorian
Museum, Museums and Art Gallery of the Northern Territories,
Powerhouse Museum, Westpac Collection, New York, Gold
Coast City Art Gallery, and the Holmes a’ Court Collection.
In 1999, Gloria was the winner of the prestigious
Wynne Prize for Landscape Painting.
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