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.
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Name
Emily Kame Kngwarreye
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Other Occupation
  • Stockhand (ANZSIC code: 0529) -
Birth date
1910
Birth place
Utopia, NT, Australia
Death date
1996
Death place
Alice Springs, NT, Australia
Active Period
  • 1988 - 1996
  • 1977 - 1996
Residence
  • 1910 - 1996 Utopia, NT, Australia
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Alhalkere
Dreaming
  • Emu
  • Wild Orange
  • Sand Goanna
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Eastern Anmatyerre
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary

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Periods active
  • 1988 - 1996
  • 1977 - 1996
  • 1988 - 1996
  • 1977 -