MB047836
Alhepalh (Acacia Shrub) MB047836-Janice Clarke Kngwarreye
Janice Clarke Kngwarreye
GBP £2,787.35
Born: c. 1958
Language Group: Alyawarre
Country: Ngkwarlerlaneme and Arnkawenyerr , Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Linen and Wood, Silk Batik, Wood Carvings
Subjects: Alhepalh (Acacia dictyophleba), Country, Ilyarnayt (Acacia validinervia), Bush Food, Rainbow Dreaming, Bush Flowers
Janice comes from a strong family of artists working in painting, carving and batik. Her husband, Wally Clarke Pwerle, is a respected painter and carver. Her work is represented in the collections of Holmes á Court, National Gallery of Australia and the National Gallery of Victoria. Janice participated in the 'Utopia Paintings, the First Works on Canvas, A Summer Project' and 'Utopia - A Picture Story' an exhibition of 88 works of silk.
Collections
Mbantua Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice Springs
The Holmes á Court Collection, Perth
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Exhibitions
| 1989 | Utopia Women's Paintings, the First Works On Canvas, A Summer Project, 1988-89, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| 1990 | Utopia A Picture Story, an exhibition of 88 works on silk from the Holmes á Court Collection by Utopia artists which toured Eire and Scotland |
| 1990 | Contemporary Aboriginal Art from the Robert Holmes á Court Collection, Harvard University, University of Minnesota, Lake Oswego Centre for the Arts, USA |
| 1991 | Aboriginal Women's Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
| 1998 | Dreamings, Vlaams-Europeesch Conferentiecentrum, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1998 | Museum Dorestad, Wijk bij Duurstede, The Netherlands |
| 1998 | The Hague Unites the Nations, Grote Kerk, The Hague, The Netherlands |
| 1998 | Volkenkundig Museum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
Further References
| Brody, A. | 1989, Utopia Women's Paintings: the First Work on Canvas, A Summer Project 1988-89., cat., Heytesbury Holdings, Perth |
| Brody, A. | 1990 Utopia, a Picture Story, 88 Silk Batiks from the Robert Holmes á Court Collection, Heytesbury Holdings Ltd Perth |
| Johnson. V | 1994 The Dictionary of Western Desert Artists, Craftsman House, East Roseville, New South Wales |
| 1990 Contemporary Aboriginal Art from the Robert Holmes á Court Collection, exhib. cat., Heytesbury Holdings Ltd Perth 1991, Aboriginal Women's Exhibition, exhib. cat., Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney | |
| NATSIVAD | Data Base 1997 |
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