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 | Born: 1948 Language Group: Anmatyerre Country: Alhalkere, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk Subjects: Kame (Pencil Yam Seed) and Emu Tucker, Alhalkere Country, Awelye (Women's Ceremony and Body Paint Designs), Bush Flowers, Wild Tobacco |
Dolly participated in the Utopia A Picture Story – a collection of 88 silk batiks (Holmes á Court Collection), which confirmed the artistic credibility of the Utopian Artists. Dolly has continued to paint for Mbantua Gallery over many years. The major subject of her work is Kame, the seed of the pencil yam, and Emu Tucker which belongs to her country, Alhalkere. Dolly is a full sister to Greeny Purvis Petyarre, owner of Alhalkere country.
Collections
Mbantua Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice Springs
Holmes á Court Collection, Perth
Exhibitions
| 1984 | The First National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum And Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin |
| 1985 | The Second National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin |
| 1989 | Utopia Women's Paintings, the First Works on Canvas, A Summer Project |
| 1988 | S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| 1990 | Utopia, A Picture Story, an exhibition of 88 Silks from the Holmes á Court Collection by Utopia Artists which toured Eire and Scotland |
| 1992 | Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs |
| 1998 | Dreamings, Vlaams- Europeesch Conferentiecentrum, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1998 | Art Centre Meerzigt, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands |
| 1998 | Museum Dorestad, Wijk bij Duursede, The Netherlands |
| 2000 | Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs, NT |
| 2002 | Celestial Light, Redback Art Gallery, Qld |
| 2002 | Mbantua Gallery USA Exhibitions: Art and Soul Gallery,Nashville, Tennessee; 'The Cove Gallery'Portland, Oregon; Urban Wine Works, Portland, Oregon; Mary's Woods, Portland, Oregon (Benefit – OHSU Heart Research Centre) |
| 2003 | Mbantua Gallery USA Exhibitions: New City Merchants, Knoxville, Tennessee; Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee; 'The Cove Gallery' Portland, Oregon; Contemporary Aboriginal Art Event, Umpqua Bank, Portland, Oregon; Mary's Woods, Portland Oregon; Art From The Dreamtime, Portland Art Museum, Portland Oregon (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre) |
| 2003 | Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs NT |
| 2004 | Mbantua Gallery USA exhibitions: Portland, Nashville, Knoxville, Hartford, Greenwich and New York |
| 2004 | Evolution of Utopia, Mbantua Gallery Cultural Museum, Alice Springs, NT, opened by the Honorable Robert Hill |
| 2005 | Yam Dreaming – Atnwelarre, Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs, NT |
Further References
| Brody, A | 1989 Utopia Women's Paintings: the First Works on Canvas, A Summer 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 © |
In this painting Dolly depicts yam flowers growing in Utopia. These flowers belong to the pencil yam called Atnwelarre (Vigna lancelolata). The Atnwelarre is a trailing herb or creeper, sometimes covering large areas, with yellow flowers, bright green leaves and long skinny yams (swollen roots). These yams are an important food source which can be eaten raw or cooked in hot sand and ashes.
The Atnwelarre story is very important Dreamtime story for Dolly's country, Alhalkere, in the Utopia region and ceremonies by her people are performed to ensure its productivity as a food source and life form of the ancestors.
