Betty Mpetyane Club

Ahalpere, Utopia Region

Betty was involved with the Batik work at Utopia and has been painting for a long time. She is represented in the Holmes a Court Collection and her work is represented in the catalogue "Utopia - A Picture Story". Betty paints Bush Plum dreaming from her father's country. Design elements represent leaf, flower and body paint design associated with this dreaming.

The Bush Plum grows throughout the country and goes from green to black, the fruit is not large but grape like and sweet to eat. Betty travelled to Adelaide with Julia Murray and Jenny Green and has painted for Rodney Gooch, DACOU Gallery Adelaide and Mbantua Gallery. Betty is daughter to Minnie Pwerle and sister to Barbara Weir.

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