Susan Pitjara Hunter

Born 1/1/1969 into the Alyawarre tribe, Susan Pitjara Hunter is the younger sister of artists Annie, Jessie and Sandy. Susan lives on the outstation of Atnwengerrp, in the Utopia region 250kms north east of Alice Springs in the Eastern Desert. 

Susan Pitjara Hunter's paintings have been collected since the beginning of the Utopia art movement when batik was first introduced to the women in 1977. Her batik was selected for Utopia- A Picture Story an exhibition from the Holmes a Court Collection which toured extensively nationally and overseas. Her paintings were also featured in the exhibition “Utopia Women's Paintings, the First Works on Canvas, A Summer Project" (1988-89). Over the last 20 years she has participated in many group exhibitions throughout Australia, Europe and the UK.

Susan Pitjara Hunter is one of the most gifted artists of this region. She has always had a deep sense of belonging to her country and has remained steadfastly a bush woman. 

Her meticulous execution of Women's Business is rendered with extreme care and respect for her subject matter. 

Collections:

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 

National Gallery of Victoria

Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Perth