GRACIE MORTON PWERLE (c1956 - 2024)
Hand Signed, Original Acrylic On Canvas
Title: Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming
Image Size: 97cm x 97cm
Signed: Verso
Condition: Excellent - New
Stretched and Ready to Hang.
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity from Martinez Art Dealer and photo of Gracie with this work.
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Serafin Martinez
Principal, Martinez Art Dealer
Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia
ABN 36 561 407 649
Gracie Morton Pwerle (c.1956-2024) was a senior Alyawarr artist from Utopia in Central Australia, NT.
She was the daughter of Myrtle Petyarre who was the sister of famous artists Gloria and Kathleen Petyarre. There was a rich artistic tradition that ran through Gracie’s family, as well as the Utopia community.
Gracie's career began in the 1970's with the Utopia Women's Batik Group and continued in the late 1980's where acrylic paints and canvas were introduced to the women of Utopia.
Gracie was a senior traditional custodian of the Arnwekety (Bush Plum) Dreaming, and in accordance with traditional law she is responsible for ensuring the Dreaming, customs and traditions associated with the Bush Plum are upheld and passed down to others. This responsibility was passed down to Gracie from her father and aunt.
Her primary subject in her artwork is Arnwekety (Bush Plum) dreaming and through her artwork she depicts the changing seasonal influences on the plant. Gracie's delicate dotting and colour variation used an aerial perspective to portray the seasonal changes of the Bush Plum, a plant of great significance to the women of Gracie's traditional country, Mosquito Bore.
Her style of painting was somewhat minimalist and she used a very delicate dotting technique and traditional colours.
Gracie’s works have been represented in galleries and private collections throughout Australia and around the world.
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