Ada Petyarre Bird b. c.1930

  • Artist
Anmatyerre artist and a senior woman in Utopia, Bird's batiks and canvases are held in major collections in Australia and overseas. She is featured in a film by director Wim Wenders, and her work is on the cover of the publication, "Utopia -A Picture Story" (1990).
Name
Ada Petyarre Bird
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
Birth date
c.1930
Birth place
Atnangkere, Utopia Station, Northern Territory
Active Period
  • 1988 -
  • c.1977 -
Residence
  • - Akaye Soakage, Utopia Station, Northern Territory (Mulga Bore )
Training
  • c.1977 - Utopia Women's Batik group, NT
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary