Artist : Jeannie Pitjara

Jeannie was born into family of well know artists. She is sister to Gloria Petyarre, Kathleen Petyarre, Ada Bird Petyarre, Nancy Petyarre, Myrtle Petyarre and Violet Petyarre and niece of Emily Kame Kngwarreye

Jeannie is represented in private and corporate collections in Australia and overseas.
Jeannie’s dreamings include the Yam Seed, Yam Leaf, Yam Flowers, Mount Devil Lizard and My Country and she represents these in her paintings.

Jeannie’s tribal name is “Angiltha” which means “Little Lizard”.

Selected exhibitions:

1989 – Utopia Women’s Paintings, the first Works on Canvas, A Summer Project
1990 -- A Picture Story, Eire and Scotland
1993 -- Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs

Selected Collections:

Holmes A Court Collection, Perth
Australian National Gallery, Canberra

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