Janice Clarke Kngwarreye
Janice Clarke Kngwarreye
Born: c. 1958
Language Group: Alyawarre
Country: Ngkwarlerlaneme and Arnkawenyerr, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Linen and Wood, Batik on Silk, Wood Carving
Subjects: Alhepalh (Acacia Shrub), Country, Ilyarnayt (Acacia Flower), Imuna (Bush Food), Rainbow Dreaming, Bush Flowers, Women Collecting Alhepalh (Acacia Shrub), Bird
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 à 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 Collection, Alice Springs, NT
The Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, WA
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Exhibitions
1989
Utopia Women's Paintings, the first Works on Canvas, A Summer Project, 1988-1989, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1990
Utopia - A Picture Story, an Exhibition of 88 works on Silk by Utopian artists, Holmes à Court Collection, toured Eire and Scotland
1990
Contemporary Aboriginal Art from the Robert Holmes à Court Collection, Carpenter Center, Harvard University, Boston, USA
1991
Aboriginal Women's Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
1998
Dreamings, Vlaams-Europeesch Conferentiecentrum, Brussels, Belgium
1998
The Hague Unites the Nations, Grote Kerk, The Hague, The Netherlands
1998
Volkenkundig Museum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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