Emily Kame Kngwarreye b. 1910

  • Artist
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
Other Occupation
  • Stockhand (ANZSIC code: 0529)
Birth date
1910
Birth place
Alhalkere (Soakage Bore), Utopia, NT
Death date
1996
Active Period
  • 1988-
  • 1977-
Residence
  • Utopia, NT
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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  • Dreaming their Way: Australian Aboriginal Women Painters (exhibited at)
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  • Joan and Peter Clemenger Triennial Exhibition of Contemporary Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal Art from Australia (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Aboriginal Art (exhibited at)
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