MB058287
Ilyarnayt (Acacia Flower) MB058287-Lily Lion Kngwarreye
Lily Lion Kngwarreye
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 | Born: 1964 Language Group: Alyawarre Country: Ngkwarlerlaneme and Arnkawenyerr, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk Subjects: Ilyarnayt (Acacia Validinervia), Alhepalh (Acacia Dictyophleba), Alpeyt (Flowers), Country, Narrative Camp Scene, Rainbow Dreaming (Boor-la-da), Tharrkarr (Sweet Honey Grevillea), Yerrampe (Honey Ant) |
Lily's work has featured in several group exhibitions since 1977, including shows at Utopia Art, Sydney; the Orange Regional Gallery; the Austral Gallery, St Louis, USA; the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin; and the Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs. Lily was part of the Robert Holmes á Court exhibition of batik. Lily generally paints using very fine dot work or brush strokes.
Collections
The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
The Holmes á Court Collection, Perth
Mbantua Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice Springs
Exhibitions
| 1977 | Utopia Art, Sydney: the Orange Regional Gallery; Austral Gallery, St Louis, USA Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin The Araluen Centre, Alice Springs |
| 1989 | Utopia Women's Paintings, the First Works on Canvas, A Summer Project 1988 -89 SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| 1990 | 'Utopia – A Picture Story' an exhibition 88 works on silk from the Holmes á Court Collection by Utopia artists which toured Eire and Scotland |
| 1991 | The Eighth National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin |
| 1993 | The Tenth National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin |
| 2002 | Mbantua Gallery USA exhibitions: New City Merchants, Knoxville, TN; Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville, TN; 'The Cove Gallery' Portland, OR; Urban Wine Works, Portland, OR; Mary's Woods, Portland, OR |
| 2003 | Mbantua Gallery USA exhibitions: New City Merchants, Knoxville, TN; Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville, TN; 'The Cove Gallery' Portland, OR; Mary's Woods, Portland, OR |
| 2004 | Mbantua Gallery USA exhibition; Portland and Nashville |
| 2004 | Evolution of Utopia, Mbantua Gallery Cultural Museum, Alice Springs |
| 2005 | Evolution of Utopia, Mbantua Gallery Cultural Museum, Alice Springs |
| 2006 | Evolution of Utopia, Mbantua Gallery Cultural Museum, Alice Springs |
| 2008 | Emily and Her Legacy, Hillside Gallery, Tokyo with Coo-ee Art Sydney in conjunction with the opening of the landmark retrospective exhibition Utopia – the Genius of Emily Kngwarreye at the National Art Centre, Tokyo, Japan |
Further References
| Brody, A. | 1989 Utopia Women's Paintings: the First Works on Canvas, A Summer School Project 1988-89 exhib. 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 |
| Wallace, D; Desmond, M; Caruana, W. | 1991 Flash Pictures, exhib. Cat., National Gallery of Australia Canberra |
All of Lily's Dreamtime stories belong to her countries Ngkwarlerlaneme and Arnkawenyerr. This painting is inspired by the Dreamtime story of the Ilyarn or Ilyarnayt (Acacia validinervia), a rare and attractive plant growing throughout Central Australia.
Bundles of golden yellow globular flowers bloom on this plant, nestled in between thick, leathery leaves. This plant is particularly favourable for the abundance of edible grubs living in the roots, known simply as Ilyarnayt.
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