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Gloria Petyarre was born in 1942. She is one of the famous Petyarre sisters. But above all she is a major aboriginal artist. She began her artistic career in the late 70s by producing, like other artists of her community, batiks. Her creations have been influenced by this particular work. She often paints by thematic series, always strong in tradition but with a very personal approach. Gloria's works often have a very abstract aspect.

Some of her work have no point, they are just blocks of color and more recently small hatchings. It is a "patron" that directs the rituals. Between tradition and modernity her work is unclassifiable. The sacred site of Aknangkere (The Dream of the Mountain Devil Lizard, linked to her as well as the "Bush Medicine Leaves" describing a blanket of leaves of a particular variety with powerful medicinal properties) remains the main subject of her paintings, by constantly renewing the traditional visual representations, Gloria has become one of the most famous women artist of the general public. Her knowledge is vast and her wisdom as much as her charisma is reflected in her paintings.

LVMH in indigenous Art !!! It is in fact in 2009 that the prestigious "maison Hermes" chose Gloria Petyarre's pattern to illustrate a scarf representing her "Leaves" (carré Hermes signed by Gloria)

Awards received by this artist :

1999. Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (Australie)

1994. Tapestry Commission for the Law Courts, Brisbane (Australie)

1993. Tapestry for Victorian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne (Australie)


Collections

Allen, Allen & Hemsley

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Art Gallery of Queensland, Brisbane

Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide

Artbank, Sydney

Australian National Gallery, Canberra

Baker and McKenzie Collection

British Museum, London, U.K

Campbelltown City Art Gallery, Campbelltown, NSW

Flinders University, Adelaide

Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD

Griffith University Collection, Queensland

James D. Wolfensohn Collection

Kaplan and Levi Collection, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle

Macquarie Group Collection

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria

Museum of Victoria, Melbourne

Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria

Powerhouse Museum, Sydney

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

Supreme Court Collection, Brisbane, Queensland

The Holmes a Court Collection

University of New South Wales Collection, Sydney

University of the Sunshine Coast Collection, Queensland

University of Woollongong, Woollongong

Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, U.S.A

Westpac Gallery, New York, USA

Woollongong City Art Gallery, Woollongong

Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney

Hank Ebes Collection, Melbourne

Sarrita King Collection

Fetzer Family Collection, Germany

Luciano Benetton Collection, Venice

Pat Corrigan Collection, Sydney

Musee du quai Branly, Paris

Musee des arts d'Afrique et d'Oceanie, Paris

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Donald Holt Collection, Australia

Janet Holt Collection, Australia

Levi Collection, Seattle, Canada


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Gloria Petyarre was born in 1942. She is one of the famous Petyarre sisters. But above all she is a major aboriginal artist. She began her artistic career in the late 70s by producing, like other artists of her community, batiks. Her creations have been influenced by this particular work. She often paints by thematic series, always strong in tradition but with a very personal approach. Gloria's works often have a very abstract aspect.

Some of her work have no point, they are just blocks of color and more recently small hatchings. It is a "patron" that directs the rituals. Between tradition and modernity her work is unclassifiable. The sacred site of Aknangkere (The Dream of the Mountain Devil Lizard, linked to her as well as the "Bush Medicine Leaves" describing a blanket of leaves of a particular variety with powerful medicinal properties) remains the main subject of her paintings, by constantly renewing the traditional visual representations, Gloria has become one of the most famous women artist of the general public. Her knowledge is vast and her wisdom as much as her charisma is reflected in her paintings.

LVMH in indigenous Art !!! It is in fact in 2009 that the prestigious "maison Hermes" chose Gloria Petyarre's pattern to illustrate a scarf representing her "Leaves" (carré Hermes signed by Gloria)

Awards received by this artist :

1999. Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (Australie)

1994. Tapestry Commission for the Law Courts, Brisbane (Australie)

1993. Tapestry for Victorian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne (Australie)


Collections

Allen, Allen & Hemsley

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Art Gallery of Queensland, Brisbane

Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide

Artbank, Sydney

Australian National Gallery, Canberra

Baker and McKenzie Collection

British Museum, London, U.K

Campbelltown City Art Gallery, Campbelltown, NSW

Flinders University, Adelaide

Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD

Griffith University Collection, Queensland

James D. Wolfensohn Collection

Kaplan and Levi Collection, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle

Macquarie Group Collection

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria

Museum of Victoria, Melbourne

Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria

Powerhouse Museum, Sydney

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

Supreme Court Collection, Brisbane, Queensland

The Holmes a Court Collection

University of New South Wales Collection, Sydney

University of the Sunshine Coast Collection, Queensland

University of Woollongong, Woollongong

Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, U.S.A

Westpac Gallery, New York, USA

Woollongong City Art Gallery, Woollongong

Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney

Hank Ebes Collection, Melbourne

Sarrita King Collection

Fetzer Family Collection, Germany

Luciano Benetton Collection, Venice

Pat Corrigan Collection, Sydney

Musee du quai Branly, Paris

Musee des arts d'Afrique et d'Oceanie, Paris

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Donald Holt Collection, Australia

Janet Holt Collection, Australia

Levi Collection, Seattle, Canada

When was Gloria Petyarre born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1942