Artist : Rosemary Pitjara

Rosemary is sister of Greeny Purvis Petyarre and niece of the late Emily Kame Kngwarreye, both highly acclaimed indigenous artists.  She began her career in the 1980’s alongside other Anmatyerre women artists, making Batik in the Utopia area

Rosemary traveled to Indonesia with fellow women artists to develop her batik making techniques. She now paints her stories and dreamings in acrylics on canvas.

Selected exhibitions:

1989 – Utopia Women’s Paintings, the first Works on Canvas, A Summer Project
1990 -- A Picture Story, 88 Silk Works from the Holmes a Court Collection, UK
1993 -- Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs
1996 -- "The Meeting Place", - touring exhibition, Australia
1996 -- "Nangara", Stitching Sint-Jan, Brugge, The Netherlands
1998 -- Dacou Gallery, Australia
Including many other group shows in Australia and Overseas.

Selected Collections:

Holmes A Court Collection, Perth
As well as private collections in Australia and overseas

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