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Janice Clarke Kngwarreye

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
References
Brody, A.
(1989) Utopia Women's Paintings The First Works on Canvas, A Summer Project 1988-89, exhib.cat., Heytesbury Holdings, Perth, WA
Brody, A.
(1990) Utopia: a Picture Story, 88 Silk Batiks from the Robert Holmes à Court Collection, Heytesbury Holdings, Perth, WA
Johnson, V.
(1994) The Dictionary of Western Desert Artists, Crafts Wales
Brody, A. & Corker, J.
(1990) Contemporary Aboriginal Art from the Robert Holmes à Court Collection, exhib. Cat., Heytesbury Holdings Ltd, Perth, WA
Perkins, H.
(1991) Aboriginal Women's Exhibition: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 10th September - 10th November, Art Gallery of NSW