Thorny Devil Lizard Medium:Acrylic on Linen Her unique composition and the

Her unique composition and the contemporary edge to her work reflects a keen sense of place retaining the importance of traditional country as inspiration for her art

sand hills and campsites of her country

February 2007 Emerging

Located within the middle of the artwork

Thorny Devil Lizard Medium:Acrylic on Linen Her unique composition and theViolet Petyarre was born c. 1946 at Atnangkere Soakage, 275 kms north east of Alice Springs. She is the niece of the acclaimed artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye and her paintings are held in private collections and numerous Australian and overseas galleries. Violet Petyarre and her sisters inherited the Thorny Devil Lizard Dreaming from their paternal grandmother. It tells the story of the Old Woman Devil Lizard who travelled across the country creating