Kudditji Kngwarreye - Artist Info

About Kudditji Kngwarreye

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Kudditji Kengwarreye, Kuddit Ji Kngwarreye
  • Biography

    Kudditji Kngwarreye (or 'Goob') (1938 – 23 January 2017) was an Australian Aboriginal artist from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory. He was the brother (through kinship) of the late Emily Kame Kngwarreye and like his skin sister Emily, was one of the most prominent and successful artists in the history of contemporary indigenous Australian art.

    Kngwarreye was born and lived in the Anmatyerre language group at Alhalkere in the Utopia community, about 250 km north east of Alice Springs.

    His country was given the name Utopia by German Settlers, who transformed the land in to cattle stations. He became a skilled stockman, which in recent years we as a nation have begun to recognize the key role Aboriginal peopl...

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