Emily Kame Kngwarreye - Aboriginal Galleries of Australia

EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE
c 1910 - 1996

Region: Utopia
Group: Anmatyerre

Emily Kame Kngwarreye is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable names when it comes to aboriginal art. Having started her artistic endeavours in her late seventies, her career was short, but full of accolade. Emily’s work changed the way people perceived aboriginal art. Gone were classic iconographic designs and dot work typically associated with central desert art and emerging was colour and movement.

I vividly recall the day I first met Emily and how she laughed at my excitement. I instantly recognised her from the numerous photos I had viewed. Over the next few weeks, I spent many hours with her in the gallery studio. Each dab or line of paint was placed with confidence and I was fascinated at the intense and furious speed in which she worked. Emily would grow tired, sit back and take in a deep breath - as if to draw in energy. She would study the painting, mumble an order or two and select the next blend of colour, determined to complete her next masterpiece.

Selected collections
National Gallery of Australia
National Museum of Australia
National Gallery of Victoria
Art Galleries of the Northern Territory
Art Gallery of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Queensland Art Gallery
Araluen Arts Centre
Victorian Museum
Robert Holmes a Court Collection
Artbank
Benalla Art Gallery
Auckland City Art Gallery
Love Art Museum
Donald Kahn Collection USA
University of Miami USA
KeltonFoundation USA
Vatican Collection Italy

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