Biography Gloria Mills creates inspiring, modern paintings with fascinating accuracy of intricate details, subtle shades of colour that moves with the viewer’s eyes and floats in air and have the physical presence of the much contemporary work of art. COLLECTIONS: Art Gallery of WA; Homes a Court Collection; National Gallery of Victoria; Queensland Art Gallery; Museum and Art Gallery NT  and around the world

Paintings are housed in a modern frame showcasing the state-of-the-art expression.

COLLECTIONS:
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Homes a Court Gallery and gallery Collection
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
Mbantua Gallery Private Collection, Alice Springs and around the world

Gloria Petyarre Mills Biography:

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Gloria Petyarre Mills (also known as Glory) Born 1932 Language Anmatyerre, Country Alhalkere; Medium Acrylic on canvas or linen, Silk Batik

Gloria Mills Petyarre is an important Australian artist, her work is in high demand having the physical presence of much contemporary work with the intricate details and subtle shades of colour that moves with the viewer’s eyes creating the three dimensional result. A powerful, inspiring multi dimensional work of art has fascinating accuracy and lace-like precision she paints a modern landscape with tiny brushes tiny dots. Gloria paintings are represented in major public and private throughout the world.

COLLECTIONS:
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Homes a Court Gallery and gallery Collection
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
Mbantua Gallery Private Collection, Alice Springs and around the world

EXHIBITIONS

• 1984 The First National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin.

• 1985 The Second National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territioy, Darwin

• 1989 Utopia Women’s Paintings, the First Works on Canvas, A Summer Project, 1988-89 S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney

• 1990 Utopia, A picture Story, an exhibition of 88 Silks from the Holms a Court Collection by Utopia Artists which toured Eire and Scotland

• 1992 Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs

• 1998 Dreamings, Vlaams-Europeesch Conferentiecentrum. Brussels, Belgium

• 1998 Museum Dorestad, Wijk bij Duursede, The Netherlands

• 2000 Mbantua gallery, Alice Springs, NT

• 2002 Celestial Light, Redback Art Gallery, QLD

• 2002 Mbantua Gallery - Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville, T.N, U.S.A

• 2002 Mbantua Gallery - 'The Cove Gallery' Portland, Oregon U.S.A (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• 2002 Mbantua Gallery - Urban Wine Works, Portland, Oregon U.S.A (Benefit – OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• 2002 Mbantua Gallery - Mary's Woods, Portland, Oregon U.S.A (Benefit – OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• 2003 Mbantua Gallery - New City Merchants, Knoxville, T.N U.S.A

• 2003 Mbantua Gallery - Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville, T.N U.S.A

• 2003 Mbantua Gallery - 'The Cove Gallery' Portland, Oregon U.S.A (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• 2003 Mbantua Gallery - Contemporary Aboriginal Art Event, Umpqua Bank, Portland, OR U.S.A (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• 2003 Mbantua Gallery - Mary's Woods, Portland Oregon U.S.A (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• 2004 Mbantua Gallery - Art From The Dreamtime, Portland Art Museum, Portland Oregon U.S.A (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)

• Aug-Sep 2004 Mbantua Gallery USA exhibition; Nashville and Hartford

• March 2005 Yam Dreaming – Atnwelarre, Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs, N.T

Subject(s) Bush Flowers, Pencil Yam, Wild Tobacco, Country, Awelye (Women’s Ceremony and Body Paint Designs)

Gloria Petyarre Mills participated in the Utopia A Picture Story – 88 silk batiks (Robert Holms a Court collection), which confirmed the artistic credibility of the Utopian Artists.

Gloria has continued to paint for Mbantua Gallery since the early 1990’s. The predominant subject of her work is of the Pencil Yam Seed and Emu Tucker stories that belong to her country. Gloria is full sister to established Utopia artists Dolly Petyarre Mills and Greeny Purvis Petyarre.

Source & FURTHER REFERENCES:
 "Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert - A Biographical Dictionary" by Vivien Johnson, published by Craftsman House 1994, "The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture" edited by Sylvia Kleinert and Margo Neale published by OUP 2000, “Australian Aboriginal Artist Encyclopedia” – dictionary of biographies” Kreczmanski, Janusz B & Birnberg, Margo (eds.): Aboriginal Artists: Dictionary of Biographies: Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region (JB Publishing Australia, Marleston, 2004). Brody, A. 1989 Utopia women’s Paintings: the First Works on Canvas, A summer Project, 1988-89 exhib. Cat. Heytesbury Holdings, Perth Brody, A. 1990 Utopia, a picture Story, 88 Silk Batiks from the Robert Homes a Court Gallery and gallery Collection, Heytesbury Holdings LTD Perth NATSIVAD database;  Latz, P. 1995, Bushfires & Bushtucker, IAD Press, Alice Spring

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Rainbow Dreaming 2

Gloria Mills Petyarre (B. 1932- )

 Acrylic on Linen on board
Image Size: 35 x 35cm
Framed Size: 45 x 45cm

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An inspiring painting, fascinating accuracy of intricate details, subtle shades of colour that moves with the viewer’s eyes and floats in air and have the physical presence of the much contemporary work of art.

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