Body Paint Size:121 x 121 cm 120 x 120 cm

120 x 120 cm

Angling towards the bottom left corner of the ‘map’ is a watercourse that has been full after rainy times but now leaves a residual pattern that is characteristic of her country

vibrant with earthy tones and intricate patterns

Richard Kelton Foundation Santa Monica

Body Paint Size:121 x 121 cm 120 x 120 cmViolet 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