ANNA PRICE PETYARRE

Language:     Anmatyerre
Region:         Utopia – Northern Territory
Date of Birth: 1965

Content: Anna took up painting in the 1980s and her Dreaming’s are those of her grandfather and father’s country from the Bounty bore region.  Anna paints the Bush Yam, Yam Seed and Salt Lake stories. In addition, Anna paints body paint designs that are worn by the women of her region when engaging in ceremonies.

Selected Collections:

• Art Gallery of Western Australia
• Art Gallery of South Australia
• Art Gallery  of New South Wales
• Anthropology Art Museum, Perth
• Art Bank, Sydney
• Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
• National Gallery of Victoria
• National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
• Power House Museum, Sydney
• The Kerry Stokes Collection
• The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth
• Victorian Art Centre, Melbourne