Click to enlargeb. c.1956
- Region
- Eastern Desert
- Community
- Utopia
- Language group
- Alyawarre (Alyawarr)
Womens Ceremony, 2012
synthetic polymer paint on linen
120 x 150 cm
$770
- Provenance
- Ngintaka Arts, Alice Springs, NT
- Artwork story
- Gracie Morton Pwerle was born in approximately 1956 and is an Alyawarr woman from the Utopia region in Central Australia. She is the daughter of well known Utopian artist Myrtle Petyarre, who is the sister of famous and collectable artists Gloria and Kathleen Petyarre. There is a rich artistic tradition that run through Gracie’s family and also the Utopian community, not only Gracie’s aunties but also her sisters, Mary, Rita and Elizabeth are also artists.