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Ruby Morton Kngwarreye
Ruby Morton Kngwarreye
Born:
1968
Language Group:
Alyawarre
Country:
Ngkwarlerlaneme and Arnkawenyerr, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:
Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk, Wood Carving
Subjects:
Country, Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Alhepalh (Acacia Shrub), Ilyarnayt (Acacia Flower), Rainbow Dreaming, Camp Scene, Camp Dog
Ruby is one of the original women trained in batik, and her work is represented in the Robert Holmes à Court Collection. Following in the tradition of her late mother, Mary Morton, as well as her sisters and aunties, Ruby has established herself as a painter with a style that honors her familys artistic legacy.
Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs, NT
Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
The Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, WA
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
Balance 1990 - Views - Visions - Influences, QAG, Brisbane, QLD
1991
Flash Pictures, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
1998
Dreamings, Spazio Pitti Arte, Florence, Italy
1998
Dreamings, Vlaams-Europeesch Conferentiecentrum, Brussels, Belgium
1998
Art Centre Meerzigt, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
1998
Art Gallery Culture Store, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1999
Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
2004-2006
Evolution of Utopia - opened by the Honorable Robert Hill, Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
