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Emily Kame Kngwarreye Emily Kame Kngwarreye i(A72471 works by) (a.k.a. Emily Kame Kugwrreye)
Born: Established: 1910 Utopia, South East Northern Territory, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory, ; Died: Ceased: 1996
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Anmatyerre / Anmatyerr
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Kngwarreye was born at Alhalkere, Utopia. She was raised on the land in the traditional ways speaking the Anmatyerre language. Her first contact with Europeans was in 1919. Kngwarreye took up painting in her seventies whilst working with the Utopia Women's Batik Group and held her first solo exhibition in 1990 at Coventry Gallery, Sydney.

Source: Savah Gallery website, http://www.savah.com.au/emily.html Sighted 10/02/2003

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