Ada Petyarre Bird b. c.1930

Anmatyerre artist and a senior woman in Utopia, Bird's batiks and canvases are held in major collections in Australia and overseas. She is featured in a film by director Wim Wenders, and her work is on the cover of the publication, "Utopia -A Picture Story" (1990).
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Name
Ada Petyarre Bird
Gender
Unspecified
Birth date
c.1930
Birth place
Atnangkere, Utopia Station, Northern Territory
Active Period
  • 1988-
  • c.1977-
Residence
  • Akaye Soakage, Utopia Station, Northern Territory (Mulga Bore )
Training
  • c.1977- Utopia Women's Batik group, NT
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary

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Related stub people
  • Petyarre, Myrtle (associate of)
  • Kemarre, Nancy (associate of)
  • Petyarre, Jeanna (associate of)
  • Wenders, Wim (associate of)
  • June (parent of)
  • Hilda (parent of)
  • Colin (parent of)
  • Steven (parent of)
  • Paddy (parent of)
  • Ronnie (parent of)
Related stub person groups
  • Utopia Women's Batik group (associate of)
  • CAAMA (Central Australian Media Association) (associate of)
Related people
  • Petyarre, Gloria (associate of)
  • Petyarre, Kathleen (associate of)
  • Petyarre, Violet (associate of)
  • Kngwarreye, Emily Kame (associate of)
Related works
  • not titled [Lizard] [No.16] (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia (collected in)
Related events
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Ada Bird Petyarre (exhibited at)