GLORIA TAMERRE PETYARRE

DOB: 1945-2021. Utopia Northern Territory

Known as: Gloria Petyarre, Gloria Pitjara, Gloria Tamerre Petyarre

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DOB: 1945-2021. Utopia Northern Territory

Known as: Gloria Petyarre, Gloria Pitjara, Gloria Tamerre Petyarre

Language: Anmatyerre

Dreaming’s: Leaves, Bush Medicine leaves, Grass seeds, Pencil Yam, Awelye (women’s ceremony and body paint designs), Arnkerrthe (Mountain or Thorny Devil Lizard) and Aknangkere

Gloria belongs to the Petyarre family which have a long tradition of creating some of the most sought after works of aboriginal art. She is one of the famous seven Petyarre sister’s including Ada Bird, Jean, Kathleen, Myrtle and Nancy, Violet. Gloria is noted as one of the most famous artists to emerge from the Utopia region.

Gloria was one of the founding members of the Batik Movement in the 1970s then moving to acrylic on canvas. Her earlier works were of Awelye designs which are the designs painted across women’s top half of their bodies during ceremony. The iconic Bush Medicine Leaves Dreaming portrays the various stages of growth throughout the year of this important plant which have medicinal properties and has been used for generations by Gloria’s ancestors.

Gloria has established herself as one of the leading artists from Utopia with countless sole and group exhibitions worldwide. Her works are held in numerous permanent collections and in various galleries around Australia and overseas.

Sadly, Gloria passed away in June 2021.

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