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Gloria Tamerre Petyarre BIOGRAPHY
c.1938/42/45 Atnangkere Soakage, Northern Territory, Australia - 2021. Known for: Medicine leaves, seeds, Women's Ceremony, Mountain Devil Lizard, Wild Flowers.
Gloria Petyarre was born in the region of Utopia, located 270 kms northeast from Alice Springs. Her language is Anmatyerre and her country is Aknangkere. Gloria is one of seven sisters who are also... Read full biography
Gloria Petyarre was born in the region of Utopia, located 270 kms northeast from Alice Springs. Her language is Anmatyerre and her country is Aknangkere. Gloria is one of seven sisters who are also artists, such as the well-known Kathleen Petyarre, Nancy Petyarre, Violet Petyarre and Ada Bird.... Read full biography
Gloria Petyarre was born in the region of Utopia, located 270 kms northeast from Alice Springs. Her language is Anmatyerre and her country is Aknangkere. Gloria is one of seven sisters who are also artists, such as the well-known Kathleen Petyarre, Nancy Petyarre, Violet Petyarre and Ada Bird. Gloria first gained recognition as an artist working in the medium of Batik, exhibiting with other Utopia women in shows around Australia and abroad from 1977 to 1987. In 1988 Gloria took up the medium of... Read full biography
Gloria Petyarre was born in the region of Utopia, located 270 kms northeast from Alice Springs. Her language is Anmatyerre and her country is Aknangkere. Gloria is one of seven sisters who are also artists, such as the well-known Kathleen Petyarre, Nancy Petyarre, Violet Petyarre and Ada Bird. Gloria first gained recognition as an artist working in the medium of Batik, exhibiting with other Utopia women in shows around Australia and abroad from 1977 to 1987. In 1988 Gloria took up the medium of canvas and painted her first work for CAAMA (The Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) in the exhibition titled - "Utopia Women's Painting; The First Works of Canvas; a Summer Project 1988 - 1989." In 1990 -1991, Gloria traveled to... Read full biography
Gloria Petyarre was born in the region of Utopia, located 270 kms northeast from Alice Springs. Her language is Anmatyerre and her country is Aknangkere. Gloria is one of seven sisters who are also artists, such as the well-known Kathleen Petyarre, Nancy Petyarre, Violet Petyarre and Ada Bird. Gloria first gained recognition as an artist working in the medium of Batik, exhibiting with other Utopia women in shows around Australia and abroad from 1977 to 1987. In 1988 Gloria took up the medium of canvas and painted her first work for CAAMA (The Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) in the exhibition titled - "Utopia Women's Painting; The First Works of Canvas; a Summer Project 1988 - 1989." In 1990 -1991, Gloria traveled to Ireland, London and India as a representative of the Utopia women accompanying the exhibition "Utopia - A Picture Story". The... Read full biography
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Gloria Patyarre, Gloria Petyarre
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Gloria Petyarre was born in the region of Utopia, located 270 kms northeast from Alice Springs. Her language is Anmatyerre and her country is Aknangkere. Gloria is one of seven sisters who are also artists, such as the well-known Kathleen Petyarre, Nancy Petyarre, Violet Petyarre and Ada Bird.
Gloria first gained recognition as an artist working in the medium of Batik, exhibiting with other Utopia women in shows around Australia and abroad from 1977 to 1987. In 1988 Gloria took up the medium of canvas and painted her first work for CAAMA (The Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) in the exhibition titled - "Utopia Women's Painting; The First Works of Canvas; a Summer Project 1988 - 1989." In 1990 -1991, G...But wait, there's more...
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