ANNA PRICE PITJARA(PETYARRE)

Anna is the daughter of the late Glory Ngala and the niece of the late Emily kame Kngwarreye, and was taught to paint under the guidance of Gloria Petyarre. Anna has painted since since her early childhood, but began selling her paintings in 1996.

Anna paints Bush Yam and Bush Seed Dreaming. These are the dreamings of her grandfather and fathers country from the Boundry Bore region. As a traditional women who engages in sacred ceremonies, she also paints women's body paint aspects of women's ceremony. She also paints her mother's country. 

Anna takes great pride in her work as you can see in the detail and endevours to bring great sensitivity  of her culture to canvas.

Salt Lakes are found in and around her home country. Her paintings are of an aerial perspective of the land and it's surrounding country. The large circles show dried salt plains that have formed over time. Following  the heavy rains of mansoon, large water holes are created. Gradually the water evaporates leaving only the salt behind, which form the large rings represented in Anna's work. The other factors of Anna's paintings show colours of the earth found in Utopia, The rich red sand, the clay and the ochres all moving together with the contours of the land.

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