Emily Kame Kngwarreye b. 1910

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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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creator of
My Country
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http://www.aaia.com.au/1687.jpg
 
creator of
Last Series
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http://www.nangara.com/images/blockbusters/373-emily--m7.jpg
 
creator of
My Country, Body Paint
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http://www.diggins.com.au/dimages/stock/665.jpg
 
creator of
Big Yam Dreaming
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http://www.aboriginalartnews.com.au/photos/emily_kame_kngwarreye_in_osaka_image3.jpg
 
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Courtesy of: Eva Breuer Art Dealer
creator of
Wild Potato Dreaming
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Medium
Acrylic on canvas
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http://www.diggins.com.au/dimages/stock/1071.jpg

122 × 91.5cm

 
creator of
Anooralya
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http://www.nmwa.org/file/exhibition/824200685247AM/Kngwarreye_Anooralya250.gif
 
creator of
(from the Alhalkere Suite)
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http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=11555&View=LRG
 
creator of
The Alhalker suite
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http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=178728&View=LRG
 
creator of
Awelye
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synthetic polymer paint on composition board (NGV)

 
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http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=106672&View=LRG
 

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