Emily Kame Kngwarreye b. 1910

  • Artist
One of the best known desert artists and a senior woman in Utopia (NT), Kngwarreye's work is distinctive for its expressive abstract style. The recipient of awards such as the Australian Artists Creative Fellowship (1992), her work is recognised internationally and is included in major public and private collections in Australia and overseas.
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associate of
Jacob William Jones
1816
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Ada Petyarre Bird
1910
Artist
associate of
Julius Bokor
1910
Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Christopher Hodges
1910
Artist (Painter), Curator
associate of
Dale Jones-Evans
1910
Artist (Installation Artist), Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Artist (Video Artist), Artist (Theatre / Film Designer), Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Industrial / Product Designer), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Lily Kngwarreye
1910
Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist (Painter)
sibling of
Lily Kngwarreye
1910
Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Louis Pwerle
1910
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Judy Watson
1910
Artist, Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Digital Artist/Designer), Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)

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References [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '95/112/1 Textile length, batik / silk, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia, 1988', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Boulter, M. (1991), 'The Art of Utopia : a new direction in contemporary Aboriginal art', Craftsman House, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Batty, P. & Sheridan, N. (1990), 'Utopia Artist in Residence Project', Holmes à Court Foundation, Perth, WA.>, <ExternalResource: Artist interview.>, <ExternalResource: Holt, Janet (Delmore Downs), Information supplised by.>, <ExternalResource: Hodges, Chris (Utopia Arts Sydney), Information supplised by.>, <ExternalResource: Neale, Margo; with Benjamin, Roger; Hodges, Christopher; Weight, Greg (et al) (1998), 'Kngwarreye : Alhalkere : paintings from Utopia', Brisbane, Qld : Queensland Art Gallery ; South Yarra, Vic : Macmillan.>] [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '95/112/1 Textile length, batik / silk, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia, 1988', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>]