Rosemary Petyarre

Rosemary Petyarre was born in 1945 at Utopia, north east of Alice Springs in Central Australia.

Rosemary was involved in the making of batik and in 1994 she and several other women from Utopia travelled to Indonesia to learn different techniques for producing batik.

After the Summer Project, sponsored by CAAMA in 1988-89, she commenced painting with acrylic on canvas.

Rosemary Petyarre is surrounded by many other family members, who are all accomplished artists. Her Brother is Grenny Purvis Petyarre (passed away 2010), Rosemary sisters are Jeannie Petyarre and Evelyn Pultara.

• Kreczmanski, Janusz B & Birnberg, Margo (eds.): Aboriginal Artists: Dictionary of Biographies: Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region (JB Publishing Australia, Marleston, 2004) © Artist image taken by Arts Photographer and Gallerist Sabine Haider, Central Art 2010