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Jeannie Petyarre |
 Jeannie was born c. 1951 at Boundary Bore Outstation in the Utopia region of the Northern Territory. She is of the Petyarre (Pitjara) Skin Group and her language is Anmatyerre. Jeannie is a member of one of the best known Australian artistic families, being sister to renowned Elder artist Greeny Purvis Petyarre, Evelyn Pultara, Rosemary Petyarre and Anna Price Petyarre. Jeannies cousins are the very famous Petyarre sisters Kathleen, Gloria, Violet, Ada Bird, Myrtle and Nancy. She was encouraged to paint by her aunt, Emily Kame Kngwarreye (dcd), the best known of the female Desert artists. Her close relationship with these painters allows Jeannie to paint the Dreamings of the Utopia people, including Awelye (body paint), Yam Dreaming in many forms/designs, Bush Leaves, Pencil Yam and like her relatives, she does so with meticulous execution and Traditional approach. Whilst her participation in Batik programmes in the 1980s has enabled Jeannie to use vibrant colours skilfully, she also executes marvellous Bush Leaf designs in muted creams and browns with incredible movement and memorable impact. Jeannie is making an important contribution to the legacy and on-going popularity of the artists of Utopia, and whilst she has an impressive history of Collections and Exhibitions, is an artist sure to reach even further heights in her career. Selected Exhibitions 2006 Cicada Trading Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Paris, France Annual Clear Lake Exhibition of Aboriginal Paintings, Houston, USA Bahrain Art Society, Kingdom of Bahrain 2005 Cicada Trading Istanbul, Turkey; Milan, Italy 1993 Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs 1990 A Picture Story - exhibition of 88 works on Silk from the Holmes a Court Collection by Utopian artist's, which toured Eire and Scotland 1989 Utopia Womens Paintings, The First Works on Canvas, A Summer Project S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney Selected Collections The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth |
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