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Gloria Petyarre
C1945
Region: Utopia, Alice springs – Northern Territory
Language: Anmatyerre
Born at Atnangkere in the Northern Territory, Gloria lived in the traditional ways before moving to the settlement of Utopia.
In the 1970’s Gloria Petyarre was a founding member of the Utopia Womens Batik Group. A very innovative and dynamic artist, she exerted a great influence on others in the group. In the early 1980's Gloria made her first painting on canvas (for CAAMA’s Summer Project exhibition).
Her main Dreamings that she paints are the Mountain Devil Lizard, Bean, Emus, Pencil Yam, Grass Seed and Small Brown Grass and well as the traditional body paint designs worn by women.
In 1995/96 she received a full fellowship grant from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Board of the Australia Council.
