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
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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References [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '95/112/1 Textile length, batik / silk, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia, 1988', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Boulter, M. (1991), 'The Art of Utopia : a new direction in contemporary Aboriginal art', Craftsman House, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Batty, P. & Sheridan, N. (1990), 'Utopia Artist in Residence Project', Holmes à Court Foundation, Perth, WA.>, <ExternalResource: Artist interview.>, <ExternalResource: Holt, Janet (Delmore Downs), Information supplised by.>, <ExternalResource: Hodges, Chris (Utopia Arts Sydney), Information supplised by.>, <ExternalResource: Neale, Margo; with Benjamin, Roger; Hodges, Christopher; Weight, Greg (et al) (1998), 'Kngwarreye : Alhalkere : paintings from Utopia', Brisbane, Qld : Queensland Art Gallery ; South Yarra, Vic : Macmillan.>] [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '95/112/1 Textile length, batik / silk, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia, 1988', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>]