1962
Language Group:Anmatyerre
Country:Alhalkere, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk
Subjects:Kame (Pencil Yam Seed), Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Bush Tucker, Bush Scene
Judy is the eldest daughter to Greeny Purvis Petyarre (dec) and Kathleen Kemarre. Greeny was senior custodian for Alhalkere country and Judy and her sisters' paintings are associated with this country.
Judy was involved with the Utopia Batik movement and her work features in the Holmes à Court collection. Judy has featured in several group exhibitions since 1977, including shows at Utopia Art, Sydney; the Orange Regional Gallery; the Austral Gallery, St Louis, USA; the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin; Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs and the Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs.
Artist: Judy Purvis Kngwarreye
Size: 30 x 30cm
Title: Kame (Pencil Yam Seed)
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2023
Kame (Pencil Yam Seed)
Kame, the seed of the Atnwelarre (Pencil Yam), is the subject of Judy's painting.
In the Dreamtime there are two parts to the Kame story. Two different seeds were born that created two different species of Pencil Yam, one called Atnwelarre which belongs to Judy's country, and the other called Arlatyeye which belongs to Arnumarra country.
