"BODY
PAINT
-
AWELYE"
ARTIST:
MARGARET
TURNER
PETYARRE
DOB
:
Circa
1951
SKIN
NAME:
PETYARRE
ORIGIN:
LAKE
NASH,
CENTRAL
AUSTRALIA
LANGUAGE:
ANMATYERRE
PAINTED
MEDIUM:
ACRYLIC
on
CANVAS
DIMENSIONS:
146
X
90
cms
(Actual
painted
area)
COMPLETION
DATE:
26-09-06
(At
Alice
Springs,
Northern
Territory)
BIOGRAPHY:
Margaret
Turner
Petyarre
(Pitjara)
was
born
circa
1951
in
Aharrenge
(Lake
Nash),
Near
the
Queensland
border.
She
is
a
full
blooded
Aboriginal
of
the
Alyawarre
Tribe
located
in
the
Northern
Territory
of
Australia.
Her
language
group
is
Anmatyerre.
Margaret
has
gained
national
and
international
recognition.
Her
works
are
represented
in
all
major
Australian
museums
and
galleries;
Museum
of
Victoria,
Melbourne;
National
Gallery
of
Australia,
Canberra.
EXHIBITIONS:
Worldwide
in
various
countries
including
Italy,
Germany
and
Russia.
These
exhibitions
have
earnt
her
much
admiration
and
recognition
throughout
the
art
industry.
COLLECTIONS:
Robert
Holmes
a
Court
collection;
Ebes
Collections
and
the
Asian
Society
(New
York).
Margaret
painted
on
canvas
in
the
early
1990's
and
her
work
was
taken
to
Sydney
for
several
exhibitions.
In
the
year
2000
she
visited
Sydney
with
other
ladies
from
Utopia
to
exhibit
their
works.
This
exhibition
was
well
received
and
indeed
was
very
successful.
In
1988
she
was
one
of
the
artists
involved
with
the
widely
publicized
Summer
Batik
Project,
the
exhibits
are
held
in
the
Robert
Holmes
a
Court
Collection.
Margarets'
works
depict
body
painting
which
is
applied
to
women
during
sacred
women's
ceremonies.
These
works
are
quite
striking
and
her
ability
to
apply
her
fine
dotting
technique
with
such
care
and
precision,
is
particularly
evident
in
this
carefully
executed
work.
For
the
astute
collector
of
fine
Aboriginal
art,
Margarets'
works
represent
a
sound
investment.
NOTE:
This
work
comes
with
a
certificate
of
authenticity
and
a
photograph
of
the
artist
holding
her
work.
I
certify
that
this
painting
is
an
original
by
the
stated
artist.
TRUE
BLUE
AUSSIE
ART
ABN
86882351642
The
copyright
of
this
painting
always
remains
the
property
of
the
artist
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