Janet Golder Kngwarreye

Janet Golder Kngwarreye, Utopia artist b.1973, granddaughter of Polly Ngale and Angelina Pwerle, paints Bush Plum & Bush Medicine stories

 

Bush Yam – My Country by Janet Golder Kngwarreye

Janet Golder Kngwarreye  |  Bush Yam – My Country

Jap 021917  |  acrylic on canvas  |  152 x 95 cm

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Bush Yam – My Country by Janet Golder Kngwarreye

Janet Golder Kngwarreye  |  Bush Yam – My Country

Jap 022244  |  acrylic on canvas  |  201 x 47 cm

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Bush Yam – My Country by Janet Golder Kngwarreye

Janet Golder Kngwarreye  |  Bush Yam – My Country

Jap 022352  |  acrylic on canvas  |  122 x 91 cm

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Bush Yam – My Country by Janet Golder Kngwarreye

Janet Golder Kngwarreye  |  Bush Yam – My Country

Jap 020484  |  acrylic on canvas  |  195 x 111 cm

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Bush Yam – My Country by Janet Golder Kngwarreye

Janet Golder Kngwarreye  |  Bush Yam – My Country

Jap 019226  |  acrylic on canvas  |  200 x 120 cm

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Bush Yam – My Country by Janet Golder Kngwarreye

Janet Golder Kngwarreye  |  Bush Yam – My Country

Jap 021975  |  acrylic on linen  |  121 x 90 cm

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Bush Yam – My Country by Janet Golder Kngwarreye

Janet Golder Kngwarreye  |  Bush Yam – My Country

Jap 020485  |  acrylic on canvas  |  149 x 90 cm

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Bush Yam – My Country by Janet Golder Kngwarreye

Janet Golder Kngwarreye  |  Bush Yam – My Country

Jap 021916  |  acrylic on linen  |  151 x 37 cm

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Bush Yam – My Country by Janet Golder Kngwarreye

Janet Golder Kngwarreye  |  Bush Yam – My Country

Jap 020483  |  acrylic on canvas  |  201 x 99 cm

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Artist Janet Golder Kngwarreye

Artist Janet Golder Kngwarreye

About Janet Golder Kngwarreye

Date of Birth

1973

Place of Birth

Utopia, NT

Language

Anmatyerre

Community

Utopia, NT

Family History

Janet Golder Kngwarreye is an Anmatyerre artist from Mulga Bore on the Utopia Homelands. The artistic line in her family runs deep. Her grandmothers are esteemed Utopia artists Polly Ngale and Angelina Pwerle, her uncle is Greeny Purvis and her sister Belinda Golder Kngwarreye is also an accomplished artist.

Career

Janet began painting in 1987, learning her skills from family members and taking on the subject matter that was familiar to the women artists in her family group. These include the Awelye Women’s Ceremonial Body Paint and the Bush Yam Leaf designs and stories as well as Bush Medicine and Mountain Devil Dreaming. In recent times Janet has developed further stories based around the women’s cultural practice on Country, combining imagery of bush tucker along with features of the Utopia landscape.

Janet Golder Kngwarreye is highly skilled in her use of colour with her paintings often fusing black and white design with colour elements. Janet has exhibited in galleries around Australia and internationally.

Aboriginal Art Status

Recognised artist

Selected Group Exhibitions

2021 Top 20 2021, Art Mob, Hobart
2020 Sounds of Summer, Japingka Gallery, Perth
2020 60 by 60 – Small Paintings, Japingka Gallery, Perth
2020 Central Focus, Art Mob, Hobart
2020 Cup of Joy – New Works from Rising Stars, Japingka Gallery, Perth
2019 Landscape Colours, Japingka Gallery, Perth
2018 Painting on Country – Utopia Artists, Japingka Gallery, Perth

Links

Alice Springs News – Janet Golder Kngwarreye Artwork
YouTube: Smeg FAB28 painted by artist Janet Golder Kngwarreye