Gloria Petyarre
DOB: c.1942BORN: Mosquito Bore, Utopia, Northern TerritoryLANGUAGE GROUP: AnmatyerreCOMMUNITY: Utopia, NT
SIZE: 183 X 117CMGloria Petyarre, sometimes referred to as Gloria Pitjara, is arguably the most famous and significant of all living female Australian Aboriginal artists. She is internationally acclaimed for her 'Bush Medicine Leaf' paintings.Her career took off when she won the coveted 'Wynne Prize for Landscape' at the New South Wales Gallery in 1999. It was a triumph for Aboriginal art. Gloria became the first Indigenous Australian artist ever to win a major art prize at the Gallery of New South Wales.The painting was an extraordinary new artistic statement, quite unlike any other Aboriginal artwork to that time. A huge, gold and green abstract work, it was made up of swirling leaf shaped brush strokes positioned close together on a black background. It somehow captured the energy and flow of leaves being scattered by a fitful wind, seaweed swirling in a change of tide, or grass billowing in the wind.So much did this artwork fascinate the essentially nature-loving people of this country, that it was to become one of the most popular styles in Aboriginal art, bringing many a devotee to the genre because of its resonance with the viewer.Gloria continued to paint this style for the next 20 years until her retirement in 2019 due to health issues. During that time and subsequently, the style has been adopted and adapted by several generations of her family members. However, Gloria was and is credited with being the creator of this popular style and its most collectable proponent.Gloria's origins are in a region called Utopia, covering an area approximately 230 - 300km from Alice Springs, itself a remote town to many people.Many of Australia's foremost Indigenous artists spring from this area, including Gloria's renowned aunt, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, deceased since 2006, and the most famous and accomplished female Indigenous Artist Australia has produced.Gloria, her family members and her skin family, first became interested in art making by participating in the Utopia Women's Silk Batik Group introduced in 1977 and initiated by CAAMA (the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association). Both Gloria and Emily were founding members of the group.With up to 80 members at a time, the Batik and Tie-die project became the seeding inspiration for the artists, and its tremendous success both in Australia and overseas led to another successful project introduced in 1988, again by CAAMA.This time, the artists were to paint on primed, stretched canvas, and many of the women took to the new medium with ease and enthusiasm, finding it more exciting to work with than the silk and batik techniques they had hitherto used.The resulting works were exhibited at the S.H.Erwin Gallery in Sydney and several other notable galleries across Australia. It was the beginning of the Utopian Art Movement, and it was impressive enough to gain international attention. Gloria was one of the artists at the very centre of it.As demand for Utopian art grew, so did Gloria's career. She travelled with her art to many countries and exhibited in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, the USA and Japan, and of course in regional and commercial galleries throughout Australia.It would be easy to think that Gloria's works were limited to bush medicine leaves works, so popular were they. In fact she had quite a number of dreamings in her portfolio. She painted the 'Thorny Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming', a pattern of swirling coloured lines which imitate the tracks made in the sand by the lizard's tail. Yam Dreaming, popularly executed by her aunt Emily, was also one of her commonly painted stories. She also painted Grass Seed, Pencil Yam, Emu, Bean, Small Brown Grass and Body Paint dreamings. This breadth of subject matter and style has made her an extremely versatile artist.Later in her career, Gloria began to paint massive 'Big Leaf' paintings, expressionistically rendered with giant brush strokes that mix colour on the canvas to gain a variety of fascinating paint effects. The smile on her face while she painted these works revealed her delight in having a break from the finer styles that had occupied her previously.Gloria is a multi-award winning artist and a highly collectible one. Her involvement in the founding projects of the Utopian Art Movement, and her status in the group have given her a place in Australian Art History - as well as a significant body of work.Apart from the Wynne Prize, Gloria went on to be a finalist another four times. The most prestigious Indigenous art competition in this country, the 'Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award' has featured her artworks on many occasions, and her works are widely collected and commonly held in the finest Aboriginal Art Collections and Museums worldwide.Copyright Kate Owen Gallery 20 August 2020CollectionsAllen, Allen & HemsleyArt Gallery of New South Wales, SydneyArt Gallery of Queensland, BrisbaneArt Gallery of South Australia, AdelaideArtbank, SydneyAustralian National Gallery, CanberraBaker and McKenzie CollectionBritish Museum, London, U.KCampbelltown City Art Gallery, Campbelltown, NSWFlinders University, AdelaideGold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast, QLDGriffith University Collection, QueenslandJames D. Wolfensohn CollectionKaplan and Levi Collection, Seattle Art Museum, SeattleMacquarie Group CollectionMornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, VictoriaMuseum of Victoria, MelbourneMuseums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, DarwinNational Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VictoriaPowerhouse Museum, SydneyQueensland University of Technology, BrisbaneSingapore Art Museum, SingaporeSupreme Court Collection, Brisbane, QueenslandThe Holmes a Court CollectionUniversity of New South Wales Collection, SydneyUniversity of the Sunshine Coast Collection, QueenslandUniversity of Woollongong, WoollongongWadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, U.S.AWestpac Gallery, New York, USAWoollongong City Art Gallery, WoollongongMuseum of Contemporary Art, SydneyHank Ebes Collection, MelbourneSarrita King CollectionFetzer Family Collection, GermanyMusee du quai Branly, ParisMusee des arts d'Afrique et d'Oceanie, ParisNational Gallery of Australia, CanberraDonald Holt Collection, AustraliaJanet Holt Collection, AustraliaLevi Collection, Seattle, CanadaAwards and Recognition2009 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney - Finalist2009 Kings School Art Prize, Sydney - Winner2008 25th NATSIAA, Darwin - Finalist2007 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney - Finalist2006 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney - Finalist2005 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney - Finalist2004 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney - Finalist & Highly Commended2004 Fremantle Print Award 2004, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle - Finalist2003 20th NATSIAA, Darwin - Finalist2002 Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney - Finalist2000 5th National Indigenous Heritage Art Award 2000, (Reconciliation Prize), Old Parliament House, Canberra - FinalistCanberra, ACT2000 Top 50 Collectable Artists, Australian Art Collector Magazine1999 Top 50 Collectable Artists, Australian Art Collector Magazine1999 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney - Winner1996 The Third National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Art Award, Old Parliament House, Canberra - Finalist1996 Full Fellowship Grant, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Board, the Australia Council1994 Tapestry Commission for the Law Courts, Brisbane1993 Design for tapestry for Victorian Tapestry Workshop1993 Mural for Kansas City ZooHistorySelected Solo Exhibitions2014 Gloria Petyarre: Leaves, FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane2010 DACOU Gallery, Melbourne2009 New Works, Big Leaves, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2003 Changes - Gloria Petyarre, FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane1999 Wildflowers, Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs1999 New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale1999 Red Desert Gallery, Eumundi, QLD1999 Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne1998 Campbelltown Bicentennial Art Gallery, Campbelltown1998 Chapman Gallery, Canberra1998 Utopia Art, Sydney1998 Robert Steele Gallery, Adelaide1997 Instant Pictures, Utopia Art Sydney1996 FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane1995 New Works: Gloria Petyarre, FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane1995 Gloria Petyarre: On the Line, Utopia Art, Sydney1994 Utopia Art SydneySelected Group Exhibitions2020 Colours of Spring, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2020 Pointillism Perfection, Art Mob, Hobart2020 Still in the Desert, FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane2019 Summer Show & Art Parade, Salt, Queenscliff, VIC2019 Defining tradition | black + white, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2019 International Women's Day, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2019 Defining tradition | the colurists, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2019 Landscape Colours, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle2018 Earth's Creation 2: Emily Kame Kngwarreye & Family, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2017 Gems from the Stockroom, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2017 A SWEEP continues, FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane2017 Sacred Marks, JGM Gallery, London2017�Utopia the artists of Delmore Downs, Yaama Ganu Gallery, Moree2016�Utopia Sisters The Petyarre Women, Delmore Gallery with RedSea Gallery, Brisbane2015 Wynners, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2011 Aboriginal Art Collectors' Gallery, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2010�New Beginnings,Central Art - Aboriginal Art Store, Alice Springs (touring Germany)2009 Size Matters, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2009 5th Shalom Gamarada Aboriginal Art Exhibition, University of NSW, Sydney2009 Abstraction, Utopia Art, Sydney2008 Three Petyarres, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney2008 Gooch's Utopia, Flinders University, Adelaide2007 The Petyarre Sisters 2007, Central Art - Aboriginal Art Store, Alice Springs2006 A Survey, Utopia Art, Sydney2006 National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC, USA2006 Utopia, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne2006� National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC2004 Power of The Land, Utopia Art, Sydney2004 Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle2004 Curtin University of Technology, Perth2004 Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA, NSW2004 The Women's Show, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne2004 Utopia: Gloria, Barbara, Minnie, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne2003 Glen Eira City Gallery, Melbourne2003 Chapel off Chapel, Melbourne2003 National Gallery of Victoria at Federation Square, Melbourne2002 Light Square Gallery, Adelaide2002 Singapore Art Museum, Singapore2002 Knut Grothe Galeri, Charlottlenlund, Copenhagen2002 Two Thirds Sky, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, NSW2002 The Utopia Six, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne2002 Royal Exhibition Hall, Melbourne2002 Gallery Rai, Tokyo, Japan2002 Chapel off Chapel, Melbourne2002�National Gallery of Victoria at Federation Square, Melbourne2001 Icons of Australian Aboriginal Art, Singapore2001 Brisbane City Gallery, Brisbane2001 Kunst der Gegenwart, Vienna, Austria2001 Manawatu Gallery, New Zealand2000 Australian National University, Canberra2000 FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane2000 Australian National University, Canberra2000 Old Parliament House, Canberra2000 Royal Exhibition Hall, Melbourne1999 Bush Garden, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle1999 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne1999 Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth1999 Embassy of Australia, Washington, U.S.A.1999 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, U.S.A.1999 New England Regional Art Museum;1999 Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth1999 New Leaves, Utopia Art, Sydney1999 Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney1999 Utopia, BMG Art, Adelaide1999 Arts d'Australie, Bastille, Paris1999 Sherman Galleries, Sydney1998 The Anangkere Growth Paintings, Chapman Gallery, Canberra1998 Annandale Galleries, Sydney1998 Exhibitions in Europe inc. Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland1998 Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs1998 Chapman Gallery, Canberra1998 The Adelaide Festival Theatre, Adelaide1998 Propositions Australiennes, Galerie Luc Queyrel, Paris1997 Australian Galleries, Sydney1997 Instant Pictures, Utopia Art, Sydney1997 Galerie de Stassart, Bruxelles1997 Sutton Gallery, Melbourne1999 Sherman Galleries, Sydney1996 Seoul Arts Centre, Korea1996 Old Parliament House, Canberra1996 Niagara Galleries, Melbourne1996 William Mora Galleries, Melbourne1996 Royal Exhibition Hall, Melbourne1996 S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney1995 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne1995 Mitchell Galleries, State Library of NSW, Sydney1995 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra1995 Aboriginal and Tribal Art Centre, Sydney1995 Canberra Museum of Art, Gifu, Japan1995 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne1995 Powerhouse Museum, Sydney1995 Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney1994 Utopia Art, Sydney1994 Masterpieces of Aboriginal Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne1994 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne1994 Royal Exhibition Hall, Melbourne1994 Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney1993 Art Gallery of Queensland, Brisbane1993 Austral Gallery, St Louis, U.S.A.1993 Australian Embassy, Paris, France1993 Myra Morgan Gallery, Kansas, U.S.A.1992 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne1992 Royal Exhibition Hall, Melbourne1992 Gallery Rai, Tokyo, Japan1992 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra1992 The Body Paint Collection, Bishop Museum, Hawaii1992 The Body Paint Collection, toured USA1992 Robert Homes a'Court Collection, Bangkok, Thailand1991 S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney1991 Art Gallery of NSW1991 Australia Galleries, New York1991 Meat Market Gallery, Melbourne1990 Utopia, exhibited in Ireland, U.K., India1990 Orange Regional Gallery, Orange NSW1990 Tandanya Cultural Institute, Adelaide1990 Third Eye Centre, Glasgow1989 A Summer Project, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney1989 Utopia Batik, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs1989 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra1989 Coventry Gallery, Sydney1989 Austral Gallery, St Louis, U.S.A.1988 Bloomfield Gallery, Sydney1984 First National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
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