Artwork Story
Colleen's painting represents design elements associated with her country, Ampilatwatja.
Colleen Morton Kngwarreye
Born:
1957
Language Group:Alyawarre
Country:Ampilatwatja, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk
Subjects:Country, Bush Medicine, Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Women Collecting Bush Medicine, Women Collecting Bush Tucker
Colleen was involved in the Utopia Women's Batik Group. Her work is represented in 'A Picture Story', a project initiated by CAAMA in the late 80's. When Colleen was a child, she was taught about bush medicines and how to collect them from her mother and grandmother.
COLLECTIONS
Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs, NT
COLLECTIONS
The Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, WA
EXHIBITIONS
1989
EXHIBITIONS
Utopia Women's Paintings, the first Works on Canvas, A Summer Project, 1988-1989, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
EXHIBITIONS
1988-1989
EXHIBITIONS
S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
EXHIBITIONS
1990
EXHIBITIONS
Utopia - A Picture Story, an Exhibition of 88 works on Silk by Utopian artists, Holmes à Court Collection, toured Eire and Scotland
EXHIBITIONS
2011
EXHIBITIONS
Desert Mob Exhibition, Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
EXHIBITIONS
2012
EXHIBITIONS
Desert Mob Exhibition, Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
EXHIBITIONS
2014
EXHIBITIONS
Desert Mob Exhibition, Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
AWARDS
2024
AWARDS
41st Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA), Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
AWARDS
Finalist
REFERENCES
Brody, A.
REFERENCES
(1989) Utopia Women's Paintings The First Works on Canvas, A Summer Project 1988-89, exhib.cat., Heytesbury Holdings, Perth, WA
REFERENCES
Brody, A.
REFERENCES
(1990) Utopia: a Picture Story, 88 Silk Batiks from the Robert Holmes à Court Collection, Heytesbury Holdings, Perth, WA
REFERENCES
NATSIVAD
REFERENCES
(1997) Database
- Artist Name:
- Colleen Morton Kngwarreye
- Artwork Size:
- 75 x 75cm
- Medium:
- Acrylic on Canvas
- Year Painted:
- 2024
- Title:
- Country
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