Violet Petyarre b. c.1925

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Eastern Anmatyerre artist associated with the Atneltyeye community. She began painting with other Utopia artists in the summer of 1988/89.
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An Eastern Anmatyerre speaker, Violet Petyarre was born c.1925. Her country is Atnangkere Soakage, and she is associated with the Atneltyeye community. She has an Emu Dreaming in this area which she paints. Like most of the Utopia artists, she began to work with paint and canvas in the summer of 1988-9. Her sisters, Nancy Petyarre and Myrtle Petyarre, also paint occasionally.

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Johnson, Vivien Note: primary biographer
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011

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  • Johnson, Vivien Note: primary biographer