1945
Deceased:2021
Language Group:Anmatyerre
Country:Atnangkere, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas, Linen and Paper, Batik on Silk
Subjects:Leaves, Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard) Dreaming, Alpite (Wild Flowers), Ntyerrm (Seed of the Dogwood Tree), Ntang (Edible Seeds), Awelye (Women's Ceremony) for Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard)
Gloria Tamerre Petyarre has participated in both group and solo exhibitions since the 1980's. She has travelled to Ireland, London, Paris, USA, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries exhibiting her works. Her work is included in the collections of the Australian National State Galleries including the National Gallery of Australia, also the Powerhouse Museum Sydney, Westpac New York, Holmes à Court and many other private collections. In 1999 Gloria won the prestigious art award, the Wynne Prize, for the Best Australian Landscape.
Gloria first gained recognition in silk batik which began at Utopia in 1978 with exhibitions held nationally and internationally. In 1988 Gloria was part of the very first group to experiment with canvas, called the Summer Project, and Gloria has since continued to work in this medium.
Awelye, the women's ceremonial body paint designs, was the subject of Gloria's very first painting, she recalls. Over the years Gloria has applied many methods of enhancing the simple linear work in her Awelye paintings, including using sponges, hand work and a toilet brush.
One of Gloria's most important Dreamtime stories is that of Arnkerrthe, the Mountain Devil Lizard. Arnkerrthe travelled over Gloria's land creating all of the people, sacred sites, songs and other Dreamtime stories. In its neck it holds a sac of ochre that Gloria and her people use for ceremonies. Gloria has developed a very popular style for Arnkerrthe Dreaming that she calls the 'swirly ones'. A unique design by Gloria, these swirls represent the thorny skin on the back of this gentle little lizard.
Artist: Gloria Tamerre Petyarre
Size: 90 x 90cm
Title: Leaves
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Year Painted: 2015
Leaves
This painting represents Leaves, also known as Leaves on the Ground. Gloria created this design and subject one day in April 1994;
That first one. I was looking looking. Looks like leaf and I been put another one and another one and 'ah yeah'. First leaf. (Gloria Petyarre).
Leaves by Gloria Petyarre is one of the most prestigious styles in Australian art, winning the Wynne Prize in 1999. This subject does not pertain to stories from Gloria's culture, but is an original idea created by Gloria.