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Emily Kame Kngwarreye b. 1910

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
One of the best known desert artists and a senior woman in Utopia (NT), Kngwarreye's work is distinctive for its expressive abstract style. The recipient of awards such as the Australian Artists Creative Fellowship (1992), her work is recognised internationally and is included in major public and private collections in Australia and overseas.
  • Biographical Data b. 1910 Alhalkere (Soakage Bore), Utopia, NT
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 9 people
  • Groups 1 group
  • Works 11 works
  • Exhibitions 27 exhibitions
  • Collections 13 collections
  • Recognitions 1 recognition
  • References 7 references
  • Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission
  • Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA
  • Artbank
    Website
    http://www.artbank.gov.au/
  • Auckland City Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC
    Description

    The Benalla Art Gallery presents an exhibition program of Australian and international art in the Bennett Gallery, in addition to the permanent collection which includes elements of the region’s history and recounting an Australian-European settlement story. The collection continues to develop with recent acquisitions including outstanding Indigenous and contemporary Australian artworks.

    Website
    http://www.benallaartgallery.com/
  • Queensland Art Gallery
    Website
    http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
    Description

    The Art Gallery of Western Australia was founded in 1895. It is located in the Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge, with the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia.

  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Description

    The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
    It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

    Website
    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
    Description
    Website
    http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
  • Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, WA
    Description

    private collection

    Website
    http://www.holmesacourtgallery.com.au/collection/index.cfm
  • Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art at the University of Western Australia
    Website
    http://www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/collections/ccwa
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