http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/ en Copyright 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:20:40 +0930 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Bessie Pitjara was born in 1960 into the Alyawarr tribe. She lives on Utopia with her mother, renowned artist, Polly Ngala and her aunties, Kathleen Ngala and Angeline Pwerle Ngala. Bessie began her artistic career in batik, like many of the women in Utopia, before venturing into painting with acrylic paints on canvas. Her mother Polly Ngala taught her how to paint and she shares the same dreaming - Bush Plum (Arnwekety). The Bush Plum is an important source of food for Bush Women and today they still gather the plums once the fruit ripens to maturity. Bessie’s paintings depicts the Bush Plum and the effect of its growth patterns on her country. She illustrates the topography in shades of reds, oranges and yellows and pinks, purples and plums reflecting the varying seasonal palette. She builds up layer upon layer of colour creating a multi-dimensional effect to reveal the Bush Plum - and her country - Arlparra in all its glory. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/bessie_pitjara.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/bessie_pitjara.php Artists Alyawarr Angeline Pwerle Ngala Anmatyerr Arlparra Bessie Pitjara Bush Plum (Arnwekety) Dreaming Kathleen Ngala Ngala Pitjara Polly Ngala Utopia Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:20:40 +0930 Only twenty three years of age, Natalie Pula Holmes is an emerging artist. Her fascination with painting goes back to her childhood in Tennant Creek as she watched her mother and artist, Marilyn Brown paint. Her mother saw at once the fascination colours and shapes held for Natalie and encouraged her to experiment. Natalie has only recently begun to paint for Eastern Desert Art as raising her family has been her main pre-occupation for the last eight years. She lives on MacDonald Downs (285kms NE of Alice Springs) with her five children and partner Neville, son of Dudley Petrick, the Traditional Owner of this area. Natalie's energetic, colourful work is inspired by the flora and fauna of her landscape in the Eastern Desert, Central Australia. Her paintings are representations of land and place. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/natalie_pula_holmes.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/natalie_pula_holmes.php Artists Alyawarr MacDonald Downs My Country My Place Natalie Pula Holmes Utopia Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:19:38 +0930 http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/wally_pwerle_clark.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/wally_pwerle_clark.php Artists carved birds Sandy Pitjara Hunter Wally Pwerle Clark wooden artifacts Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:57:09 +0930 Julie Pangata was born in 1955 at Ti Tree in the Northern Territory. Her father (deceased) was Paddy Pananka Pangata and her mother is Rosie Pananka Purula. She now lives on Utopia with her family and her dreaming is the Bush Plum (Arnwekety). Her paintings depict the life cycle of the Bush Plum (Arnwekety) plant as it flowers into maturity across her country. She paints from a traditional perspective, surveying her landscape with a spiritual eye. The dot-like appearance of shrubs, spinifex and other grasses from her country are a great source of inspiration for her paintings. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/julie_pangata.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/julie_pangata.php Artists Anmatyerr Bush Plum (Arnwekety) Dreaming Bush Seeds Julie Pangata My Country Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:52:19 +0930 Mary Ngala Jones was born into an artistic family. She is daughter of the painter Myrtle Petyarre and niece to Ada Bird Petyarre, Gloria Petyarre, Nancy Petyarre, Kathleen Petyarre, Violet Petyarre and Jean Petyarre. Her sister is Gracie Pwerle Morton. She was born at MacDonald Downs and lives at Thelye, an outstation on Utopia and is married with five children. Now that her children are growing up, Mary has begun to paint and her style is unmistakably similar to that of her mother, aunties and sister. Her style of painting is distinctively minimalist and she uses a very delicate dotting technique and traditional colours derived from natural ochres. Her signature theme in her paintings is the bush plum known to the Alyawarr as Arnwekety. All of her paintings directly refer to these "Dreamings" and the associated country around Utopia in the eastern central desert of Australia. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/mary_ngala_jones.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/mary_ngala_jones.php Artists Alyawarr Bush Plum (Arnwekety) Dreaming Mary Ngala Jones Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:37:07 +0930 http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/emily_kame_kngwarreye.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/emily_kame_kngwarreye.php Artists Awely-Body Paint Emily Kame Kngwarreye Mbantua Gallery Private Collection Utopia Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:10:35 +0930 Utopia - A Picture Story, 88 silk batiks from the Holmes a Court which toured throughout Australia. Her first foray into painting with acrylic on canvas began when CAAMA initiated Utopia Women’s Paintings the first works on canvas – A Summer Project. Since then Hazel has been painting and her works have been exhibited here and overseas. Her subjects include Wild Flowers (Alpeyt), Women's Ceremony (Awely), narrative camp scenes, Rainbow (Mpwelarr) Dreaming, and Ilyarn (plant) and Ilyarnayt (grub found in the Ilyarn). She has developed her style into a very fine pattern of dot work and symbols.]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/hazel_ngwarrai_morton.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/hazel_ngwarrai_morton.php Artists Art Gallery of South Australia Audrey Kngwarreye Morton Awely-Body Paint Hazel Kngwarreye Morton Lucky Kngwarreye Morton Morton Rainbow (Mpwelarr) Dreaming Sarah Kngwarreye Morton The Holmes a Court Collection The Kelton Foundation The National Gallery of Australia Wild Flowers Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:02:31 +0930 Sandy, Annie and Susan Pitjara Hunter. She, along with her siblings, now live at Irrultja, on Utopia Community. Like her sisters, Jessie’s main Dreaming is Awely or Women’s Business but she also paints Arawerr country and sugar bag body design.]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/jessie_pitjara_hunter.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/jessie_pitjara_hunter.php Artists Aboriginal Art Museum Alyawarr Annie Pitjara Hunter Arawerr country Awely-Body Paint Jessie Pitjara Hunter Queensland Art Gallery Sandy Pitjara Hunter Sugar bag body design Susan Pitjara Hunter The Holmes a Court Collection The National Gallery of Australia Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:59:40 +0930 Dolly Petyarre Mills. She was born at MacDonald Downs and now lives on Utopia with her husband Damien Petrick (son of well known painter - Josie Petrick) and daughter Shakira. She grew up between both Irrwelty and Amperlatwaty (further north) where she went to Amperlatwaty school. Lisa paints her mother’s dreaming - Emu (Aherr) Tucker and Bush Potato (Anaty) Dreaming. The colourful patterning of Lisa’s work depicts her country of Alhalker situated in the Utopia region north east of Alice Springs. Her semi abstract work depicts the patterns of the foliage and growth of the sacred Bush Potato (Anaty) bush across her country of Arlparra. Lisa Pula Mills began painting for Eastern Desert Art in 2006.]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/lisa_pula_mills.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/lisa_pula_mills.php Artists Alyawarr Bush Potato (Anaty) Dreaming Dolly Petyarre Mills Emu (Ankerr) Tucker Dreaming Irrwelty Lisa Pula Mills Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:30:26 +0930 Julie Sandover Robinson is a young energetic woman who lives with her extended artistic family on Utopia. Julie has only just begun her painting career and joins Eastern Desert Art this month. Julie is niece to artist, Joy Kngwarrye Jones. Julie's subjects include Wild Tomato, Ladies Business and Bush Plum (Arnwekety) Dreaming. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/julie_kamara_robinson.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/julie_kamara_robinson.php Bush Plum (Arnwekety) Dreaming Julie Sandover Robinson Wild Tomato (Akatyerr) Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:30:24 +0930 Mary Kemarre and Billy (Stockman) Pitjara Morton. As part of the Alyawarr tribe she now lives at Rocket Range, on Utopia Station, with her sisters and extended family. Together with her mother and sisters, she was involved in the important Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) batik-making community projects which resulted in Utopia - A Picture Story, 88 silk batiks from the Holmes a Court which toured throughout Australia. Her first foray into painting with acrylic on canvas began when CAAMA initiated Utopia Women’s Paintings the first works on canvas – A Summer Project. Janice's work is featured in the Robert Holmes a Court exhibition and collection which has toured extensively within Australia and overseas. Among her painting subjects, Janice paints Wild Flowers, Sweet Honey Grevillea (Tharrkarr), Rainbow (Mpwelarr) and Honey Ant (Yerramp).]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/janice_kngwarreye_morton.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/janice_kngwarreye_morton.php Artists Alyawarr Country Honey Ant (Yerramp) Dreaming Janice Kngwarreye Morton Rainbow (Mpwelarr) Dreaming Sweet Honey Grevillea (Tharrkarr) Dreaming Wild Flowers Witchetty Grub (Tyap) Dreaming Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:29:50 +0930 Mary Kemarre and Billy (Stockman) Pitjara Morton, Audrey together with her sisters began her artistic career with her introduction into batik making. She was involved in the important Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) community projects which resulted in Utopia - A Picture Story, 88 silk batiks from the Holmes a Court which toured throughout Australia. Her first foray into painting with acrylic on canvas began when CAAMA initiated Utopia Women’s Paintings the first works on canvas – A Summer Project. She has featured in several group exhibitions since 1977 for her work in batik (during the 1980's) and throughout Australia and America for her work in acrylics. Audrey paints many subjects including Sweet Honey Grevillea (Tharrkarr), Alpeyt (Acacia flowers) and Awely body designs from Antarrengeny which is her mother's country. ]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/audrey_kngwarreye_morton.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/audrey_kngwarreye_morton.php Artists Alpeyt Alyawarr Arnkawenyerr Audrey Kngwarreye Morton Hazel Kngwarreye Morton Honey Ant (Yerramp) Dreaming Lucky Kngwarreye Morton Mary Kemarre Morton Mbantua Gallery Permanent Collection Ngkwarlerlanem Queensland Art Gallery Rainbow (Mpwelarr) Dreaming Sarah Kngwarreye Morton Sweet Honey Grevillea (Tharrkarr) Dreaming The Holmes a Court Collection The National Gallery of Australia Wild Flower Seeds Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:29:10 +0930 Mary Kemarre and Billy (Stockman) Pitjara Morton (deceased). Together with her mother and sisters, she was involved in the important Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) batik-making community projects which resulted in Utopia - A Picture Story, 88 silk batiks from the Holmes a Court Collection which toured throughout Australia. Her first foray into painting with acrylic on canvas began when CAAMA initiated Utopia Women’s Painting: The first works on canvas – A Summer Project. Sarah’s work is featured in the Robert Holmes a Court exhibition and collection which has toured extensively within Australia and overseas. Her painting subjects include Wild Flowers, Sweet Honey Grevillea (Tharrkarr), Rainbow (Mpwelarr) and Honey Ant (Yerramp).]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/sarah_kngwarreye_morton.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/sarah_kngwarreye_morton.php Artists Alyawarr Awely-Body Paint Honey Ant (Yerramp) Dreaming Mbantua Gallery Permanent Collection Morton Museum of Victoria National Gallery of Australia Rainbow (Mpwelarr) Dreaming Sarah Kngwarreye Morton Sweet Honey Grevillea (Tharrkarr) Dreaming The Holmes a Court Collection Wild Flowers Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:21:52 +0930 Susan, Jessie and Sandy Pitjara Hunter is becoming well known for the fine execution of her interpretation of Women's Business. Like her sisters Annie is concerned with Awely and all it symbolises during the deeply spiritual women's ceremonies. Over the last few years she has participated in several group exhibitions throughout Australia. Pitjara Hunter's have been collected since the beginning of the Utopia art movement when batik was first introduced to the women in 1977. Her batik was selected for Utopia- A Picture Story an exhibition from the Holmes a Court Collection which toured extensively nationally and overseas. Her paintings were also featured in the significant exhibition “Utopia Women’s Paintings, the First Works on Canvas, A Summer Project” (1988-89). Annie Pitjara Hunter’s work is represented at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra and in the Holmes a Court collection in Perth. Born on MacDonald Downs in 1964 to Johnny Ngwarrai Hunter and Molly Bula Hunter, Annie now lives at Irrultja with her sisters. ]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/annie_pitjara_hunter_1.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/annie_pitjara_hunter_1.php Artists Alyawarr Annie Pitjara Hunter Awely-Body Paint Sandy Pitjara Hunter Susan Pitjara Hunter The Holmes a Court Collection The National Gallery of Australia Utopia Women's Business Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:14:57 +0930 Kathleen Ngala, Maisy Ngala and Angeline Pwerle Ngala. Polly began her artistic career in batik, like many of the women in Utopia, before venturing into painting with acrylic paints on canvas. She often assisted her sister Kathleen and also the late Emily Kngwarreye Kame with whom she shared the same country. Arlparra is her country from her father’s side and her mother came from Ngwelay, commonly known as Kurrajong Bore. Together with her sisters, Polly is a senior custodian of the Bush Plum (Arnwekety) Dreaming. Polly's depicts the Bush Plum and its effects on her country. She often depicts the topography in shades of reds, oranges and yellows reflecting the varying seasonal palette. Like her sister Kathleen she builds up layer upon layer of colour creating a multi-dimensional effect to reveal the Bush Plum (Ankwekety) - and her country - Alparra in all its glory. ]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/polly_ngala.php http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/artists/polly_ngala.php Artists 1992 Modern Art - Ancient Icon Angeline Pwerle Ngala Anmatyerr Bush Plum (Arnwekety) Dreaming Kathleen Ngala Ngala Polly Ngala The Holmes a Court Collection Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:16:22 +0930