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Rosemary Petyarre

Born: 1961
Region: Central Desert, NT
Community: Utopia
Outstation: Alhalkere
Language: Anmatyerre
Social Affiliation: Petyarre subsection
Medium: Batik on silk, Acrylic on canvas.
Subjects: Bush turkey, wild tomato, yam, medicine leaves

Rosemary Petyarre was born in Atneltye or Boundary Bore on Utopia Station, Northern Territory. As a bush woman, she is familiar with her land and its abundance of bush tucker species, medicine plants and native fauna. These are the stories inherited by her, along with important women’s stories, and these form the basis of her paintings. Rosemary is sister to famous Aboriginal artist Greeny Purvis Petyarre. Other famous Petyarre artists include well known Gloria Petyarre, Jeannie Petyarre, Kathleen Petyarre, Ada Bird Petyarre, Violet Petyarre, Myrtle Petyarre, Margaret Petyarre and Nancy Petyarre.

Like most other Utopian artists, Rosemary began her formal artist career with the Holmes a’Court ‘Summer Project’ in 1988 producing batik, which led to painting with acrylic on canvas. Varied from traditional iconography to blossoming plant life and vibrant colours. Rosemary was one of a group of Anmatyerre women at the forefront of the art movement in the Utopia area and was amongst a group of women from Utopia who travelled to Indonesia to learn different techniques for producing batik. Following the Holmes a Court Summer Project, sponsored by CAAMA in 1988-89, she spread her wings and commenced painting with acrylic on canvas.

Bibliography:

Brody, A., 1990, Utopia: a Picture Story, 88 Silk Batiks from the Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Heytesbury Holdings Ltd, Perth. (C)

Cochrane, G., 1992, The Crafts Movement in Australia: a History, New South Wales University Press, Kensington, New South Wales. (C)

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Collections:

The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth.

The Hank Ebes Collection, Melbourne

Group Exhibitions:

2020 – Central Focus, Art Mob, Hobart

2019 – Summer Show & Art Parade, Salt, Queenscliff, VIC

2011 – Thinking outside the square, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney

2010 – Stories from the Centre, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney

2008 – Black & White: Inspired by Landscapes, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney

1996 – The Meeting Place, touring exhibition, Australia.

1996 – Nangara, Stitching Sint-Jan, Brugge, The Netherlands

1998 – Dacou Gallery, Australia

1993 Central Australian Aboriginal Art & Craft Exhibition, Alice Springs

1990 – Utopia – A Picture Story, an exhibition of 88 works on silk from the Holmes a Court Collection by

Utopia artists which toured Ireland and Scotland

1989 – Utopia Women’s Paintings: A Summer Project

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