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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
creator of
My Country
URL
http://www.aaia.com.au/1687.jpg
 
creator of
Last Series
URL
http://www.nangara.com/images/blockbusters/373-emily--m7.jpg
 
creator of
My Country, Body Paint
Date
URL
http://www.diggins.com.au/dimages/stock/665.jpg
 
creator of
Big Yam Dreaming
Date
URL
http://www.aboriginalartnews.com.au/photos/emily_kame_kngwarreye_in_osaka_image3.jpg
 
None
Courtesy of: Eva Breuer Art Dealer
creator of
Wild Potato Dreaming
Date
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
URL
http://www.diggins.com.au/dimages/stock/1071.jpg

122 × 91.5cm

 
creator of
Anooralya
Date
URL
http://www.nmwa.org/file/exhibition/824200685247AM/Kngwarreye_Anooralya250.gif
 
creator of
(from the Alhalkere Suite)
Date
URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=11555&View=LRG
 
creator of
The Alhalker suite
Date
URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=178728&View=LRG
 
creator of
Awelye
Date

synthetic polymer paint on composition board (NGV)

 
None
Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
creator of
95/112/1 Textile length, batik / silk, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia, 1988
Date
URL
http://from.ph/142795

95/112/1

 
creator of
Length of fabric
Date
URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=106672&View=LRG
 
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Updated Aug. 5, 2022
Created Jan. 1, 1994
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  • Past and Present. National Women's Art Exhibition 1995 3 users 122%
  • Powerhouse Museum, Design Project 5 users 140%
  • Eva Breuer Art Dealer project 4 users 200%

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