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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Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
creator of
'Atnankere Awely 2', textile by Ada Bird Petyarre
Date
URL
http://from.ph/164584

98/86/3

 
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Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
creator of
96/40/2 Textile length, canting and cap batik, silk twill, bush banana, honey grevillia, bush tomato, bush flower design, Ada Bird Petyarre, Utopia Awely Batik Workshop, Utopia, Northern Territory, 1995
Date
URL
http://from.ph/153550

96/40/2

 
creator of
not titled [Lizard] [No.16]
Date
URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?View=LRG&View=LRG&IRN=147619

Collection of the National Gallery of Australia

 

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Heritage countries
  • Atnangkere
  • Atnangkere
Related people
  • Petyarre, Kathleen (associate of)
  • Petyarre, Violet (associate of)
  • Kngwarreye, Emily Kame (associate of)
  • 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)
  • Petyarre, Kathleen (associate of)
  • Petyarre, Violet (associate of)
  • Kngwarreye, Emily Kame (associate of)
  • 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 person groups
  • Utopia Women's Batik group (associate of)
  • CAAMA (Central Australian Media Association) (associate of)
  • Utopia Women's Batik group (associate of)
  • CAAMA (Central Australian Media Association) (associate of)
Related works
  • 'Atnankere Awely 2', textile by Ada Bird Petyarre (creator of)
  • 96/40/2 Textile length, canting and cap batik, silk twill, bush banana, honey grevillia, bush tomato, bush flower design, Ada Bird Petyarre, Utopia Awely Batik Workshop, Utopia, Northern Territory, 1995 (creator of)
  • not titled [Lizard] [No.16] (creator of)
  • not titled [Lizard] [No.16] (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia (collected in)
Related events
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Ada Bird Petyarre (exhibited at)
  • A Picture Story (None)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Ada Bird Petyarre (exhibited at)
  • A Picture Story (None)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
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