Gloria Mills Petyarre is an important Australian artist, view full BIOGRAPHY  

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.

GloriaMP044-2

Artist: Gloria Mills Petyarre (B. 1932- )
Title: Rainbow Dreaming GloriaMP044-2
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Image Size: 35 x 35cm
Framed Size: 45 x 45cm
Price: $1,100 - a contemporary frame included

NOTES:
This very modern and an inspiring work of art has fascinating accuracy with microscopic dots and intricate details, subtle shades of colour that moves with the viewer’s eyes and floats in air, it has the three dimensional physical presence of the much contemporary work of art.

In our gallery Gloria Mills Petyarre paintings are housed in a modern frame showcasing the state-of-the-art expression.

GloriaMP044-3

Artist: Gloria Mills Petyarre
Title: Rainbow Dreaming GloriaMP044-3
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Image Size: 35 x 35cm
Framed Size: 45 x 45cm
Price: $1,100 - a contemporary frame included

NOTES:
This very modern and an inspiring work of art has fascinating accuracy with microscopic dots and intricate details, subtle shades of colour that moves with the viewer’s eyes and floats in air, it has the three dimensional physical presence of the much contemporary work of art. The painting is housed in a modern frame showcasing the state-of-the-art expression.

NOTES:
This very modern and an inspiring work of art has fascinating accuracy with microscopic dots and intricate details, subtle shades of colour that moves with the viewer’s eyes and floats in air, it has the three dimensional physical presence of the much contemporary work of art. The painting is housed in a modern frame showcasing the state-of-the-art expression.

NOTES:
This very modern and an inspiring work of art has fascinating accuracy with microscopic dots and intricate details, subtle shades of colour that moves with the viewer’s eyes and floats in air, it has the three dimensional physical presence of the much contemporary work of art. The painting is housed in a modern frame showcasing the state-of-the-art expression.

NOTES:
This very modern and an inspiring work of art has fascinating accuracy with microscopic dots and intricate details, subtle shades of colour that moves with the viewer’s eyes and floats in air, it has the three dimensional physical presence of the much contemporary work of art. The painting is housed in a modern frame showcasing the state-of-the-art expression.

NOTES:
This very modern and an inspiring work of art has fascinating accuracy with microscopic dots and intricate details, subtle shades of colour that moves with the viewer’s eyes and floats in air, it has the three dimensional physical presence of the much contemporary work of art. The painting is housed in a modern frame showcasing the state-of-the-art expression.

NOTES:
This very modern and an inspiring work of art has fascinating accuracy with microscopic dots and intricate details, subtle shades of colour that moves with the viewer’s eyes and floats in air, it has the three dimensional physical presence of the much contemporary work of art. The painting is housed in a modern frame showcasing the state-of-the-art expression.

Artist: Gloria Mills Petyarre (B. 1932- )
Title: Rainbow Dreaming GloriaMP044-1
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Image Size: 35 x 35cm
Framed Size: 45 x 45cm
Price: $1,100 - a contemporary frame included

NOTES:
This very modern and an inspiring work of art has fascinating accuracy with microscopic dots and intricate details, subtle shades of colour that moves with the viewer’s eyes and floats in air, it has the three dimensional physical presence of the much contemporary work of art. The painting is housed in a modern frame showcasing the state-of-the-art expression.

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Gloria Petyarre Mills Biography:

Gloria Petyarre Mills (also known as Glory)

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.

Born 1932

Language Anmatyerre

Country Alhalkere

Medium Acrylic on canvas or linen, Silk Batik

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.

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

COLLECTIONS

Art Gallery of Western Australia (Perth)

Mbantua Gallery Private Collection, Alice Springs

Homes a Court Gallery and gallery Collection

National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne)

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 Springs.