Janice Kngwarreye b. c.1958

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Alyawarre artist who worked in batik and wood carving before taking up painting, with other Utopia artists, in the summer of 1988/1989.
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Name
Janice Kngwarreye
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Birth date
c.1958
Active Period
  • c.1988-
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Ngkawenyerre
Dreaming
  • Wild Fig
  • Edible Snake
  • Tjarpa Lanait, Witchetty
  • Rainbow
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Alyawarre
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary

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Language groups
  • Alyawarre
Related people
  • Kngwarraye, Lucky (sibling of)
  • Kngwarraye, Lucky (sibling of)
Related person groups
  • CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) (associate of)
  • CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) (associate of)
Related events
  • The First Works on Canvas (Summer Project: Utopia Women's Paintings) (exhibited at)
  • The First Works on Canvas (Summer Project: Utopia Women's Paintings) (None)
  • The First Works on Canvas (Summer Project: Utopia Women's Paintings) (exhibited at)
  • The First Works on Canvas (Summer Project: Utopia Women's Paintings) (None)
Field Changes
Biography
Initial contributors
  • Johnson, VivienNote: Primary biographer.
  • Johnson, Vivien Note: Primary biographer.
Date modified April 10, 2011, 9:51 p.m. April 10, 2011, 9:51 p.m.
Indigenous notes