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Anna Petyarre
Anna resides at Mulga Bore,
an outstation at Utopia, NT approximately 220 km from Alice Springs. She lives
near the general store with her husband, Colin Price and their children. Anna
and Colin have two daughters and one son. She is also a grandmother, with five
grandchildren.
Anna has painted since her
early childhood, but began selling her paintings in 1996. She speaks Anmatyerre
(her native language) as well as being fluent in English.
nna Paints the bush Yam and
Bush Yam Seed Dreamings.
These are the Dreamings of her grandfather and fathers country from the Boundary
Bore region. As a traditional Aboriginal women who engages in sacred ceremonies,
she also paints women’s body paint aspects of women’s ceremony.
Anna takes the utmost care
and pride in her work and endeavours to bring the sensitivity of her culture to
the canvas. Her paintings of the Bush Yam Seed are made up of many connected
loops the true size of the Bush Yam Seeds which flow in such a way that is
soothing to the eye.
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