Emily Kam Kngwarray

Emily_Kame_Kngwarreye_1993_bw.jpg.460x2000_q85 — Portrait of Emily Kam Kngwarray. Source: Utopia Art Sydney

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b. 1910, Alhalkere, Utopia, Australia
d. 1996, Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Australia

Emily Kam Kngwarray is one of Australia’s most critically acclaimed and celebrated contemporary artists. In 2025, a major exhibition dedicated to Kngwarray’s work will be presented at Tate Modern, London, which will be followed by a solo exhibition at Pace’s London Gallery, presented with the support of D’Lan Contemporary.

A member of the Anmatyerre people of Alhalkere, originating in Australia’s Northern Territory, her artistic practice was rooted in Indigenous Australian beliefs and a cultural responsibility to ancestral lands; this all-encompassing philosophy draws on the history, relationships, topography, and vegetation of the surrounding earth. Working in the remote central desert of Utopia, her oeuvre was deeply inspired by her heritage, Anmatyerre spirituality, and surrounding landscapes. Kngwarray drew much of her creativity from Dreaming—a cultural worldview and comprehensive framework that structures and narrates relationships among individuals, families, ancestral history, future descendants, and the land and spirits. Her artistic journey was shaped by her role in ceremonial traditions, expressed through dance, chant, and the painting of bodies with natural materials such as ground ochre, charcoal, and ash. As an Elder of the Anmatyerre people and a custodian of sacred land, she developed a complex and potent visual language, which translated across her vibrant batiks and later paintings on canvas that brought her international acclaim.

In the 1970s, Kngwarray began painting on silk and cotton fabric in the batik style alongside the women in her community, and in 1977, became a founding member of the Utopia Women’s Batik Group. This labor-intensive process involved the unforgiving medium of hot wax, which, once applied, cannot be manipulated. Introduced to canvas in 1988, Kngwarray’s practice shifted in part due to the adaptability of paint as a medium, which allowed her to create spontaneous, gestural marks using various implements. Kngwarray’s paintings are a continuation of the deep-rooted oral and visual traditions that inspired her batik work. Beginning in 1988–89, when she was already in her seventies, she acquired her first canvas and created her first painting, Emu Woman (1988–89), which debuted in the group exhibition, A Summer Project: Utopia Women's Paintings held at S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney (1989).

Kngwarray's paintings, characterized by layered brushstrokes and dabs of paint, embody the vibrancy and rhythm of the natural world, reflecting her acute sense of its dynamic and pulsating nature. Centered on imagery from her homeland, the artist often portrayed root systems and life cycles of plants. Her chosen name, Kam, meaning the seeds and seedpod of the anwerlarr, or pencil yam, in her native language of Anmatyerre, is a central motif within her oeuvre, and often appears in works, especially from 1990–91. In the following years she shifted to what has been referred to as her “high colorist phase,” characterized by a wider range of color and saturated dabs of paint that reveal visual patterns and configurations when viewed at a distance. An indomitable force, Kngwarray saw her artistic production as a civic responsibility and believed her work would help protect her country from mining. She continued to create art until the last four years of her life.

Kngwarray was a prolific artist, executing an estimated three thousand paintings in an eight-year span. In 1997, she was represented posthumously at the 47th Venice Biennale. Her work is held in public collections worldwide, including Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida; Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney; Museum of Victoria, Melbourne; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; and The Vatican Museums, Vatican City.

Emily Kam Kngwarray, *Yam Story*, 1995, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 121 cm × 92.1 cm (47 5/8" × 36 1/4") © Estate of Emily Kam Kngwarray

One-Artist Exhibitions

Emily Kam Kngwarray One Artist

Dates

Born 1910, Alhalkere, Utopia, Australia

Died 1996, Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Australia

2023

Emily Kam Kngwarray, National Gallery of Australia, Parkes, 2023. (Catalogue)

2022

Emily: Desert Painter of Australia, Gagosian, Paris, 2022.

2008

Chapman Gallery and Delmore Gallery present Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, 2008.

Utopia: the Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye, National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan, 2008. Traveled to: National Art Centre, Tokyo; National Museum of Australia, Canberra, 2008. (Catalogue)

2007

Emily Kam Kngwarray: Earthly Reflections of Heavenly Things, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne, 2007.

2006

Emily Kam Kngwarray: Ten Years On, Utopia Art Sydney, 2006.

2002

Emily: Paintings by Emily Kame Kngwarreye from the Holmes à Court Collection, Holmes à Court Gallery, West Perth, Australia, 2002.

2000

Emily Kam Kngwarray: Paintings, Utopia Art Sydney, 2000.

1999

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Alhalkere – Paintings from Utopia, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1999. Traveled to: Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1999. (Catalogue)

1998

Earth’s Creation: The Paintings of Emily Kngwarreye, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 1998. (Catalogue)

1997

Emily Kam Kngwarray: Body Painting Series, Robert Steele Gallery, New York, 1997. Traveled to: Anima Gallery, Adelaide, Australia, 1997.

Emily Kam Kngwarray: Looking Back, Utopia Art Sydney, 1997.

The Spirit Sings: Paintings by Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, Australia, 1997.

1996

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Blue Paintings, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 1996.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye c. 1910–96: Chapman Gallery, Canberra, 1996.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, 1996.

Emily Kngwarreye, Framed Gallery, Darwin, Australia, 1996.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Phillip Bacon Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, 1996.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Recent Paintings, William Mora Gallery, Melbourne, 1996.

1995

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: A New Expression, Utopia Art Sydney, 1995.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: The Delmore Collection Selected Exhibition and Survey of Works 1989–1995, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney, 1995.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Framed Gallery, Darwin, Australia, 1995.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Paintings from 1989–1995: Works from the Delmore collection, Parliament House, Canberra, 1995.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Power of the Line, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, 1995.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Recent Paintings 1993–1994, William Mora Gallery, Melbourne, 1995.

1994

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, 1994.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: New Directions, Utopia Art Sydney, 1994. (Catalogue)

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, 1994.

1993

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: The Alhalkere Suite, Utopia Art Sydney, 1993.

Recent Paintings by Emily Kngwarreye, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, 1993.

1992

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Alhalkere, Utopia Art Sydney, 1991.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, 1991.

1991

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Aboriginal Paintings from the Desert, Union of Soviet Artists Gallery, Moscow, 1991.Traveled to: Museum of Ethnographic Art, St. Petersburg, 1991.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Robin Purvis Brisbane, Australia, 1991.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Utopia Art Sydney, 1991.

Emily Kngwarreye, Hogarth, Sydney, 1991.

1990

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Coventry Gallery, Sydney, 1990.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Robin Purvis Brisbane, Australia, 1990.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Utopia Art Sydney, 1990. (Catalogue)

Paintings by Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, 1990.

Public Collections

Emily Kam Kngwarray Public Collections

Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, Australia

Artbank, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, Australia

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Collection, Canberra

Auckland City Art Gallery, New Zealand

Drill Hall Gallery, Australia National University, Canberra

Benalla Regional Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia

Campbelltown City Art Gallery, Australia

Delmore Collection, Alice Springs, Australia

Donald Kahn Collection, Miami

Gantner Myer Collection, San Francisco

Janet Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, Australia

Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica, California

Levi Kaplan Collection, Seattle, Washington

Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami

Macquarie University Art Gallery, Sydney

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney

Museum of Victoria, Melbourne

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territories, Darwin, Australia

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra

Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

SEHWA Museum of Art, Seoul

The Vatican Collection, Vatican City

Thomas Vroom Collection, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Transfield Collection, Sydney

University of New England Art Collection, Armidale, Australia

University of New South Wales Galleries, Sydney

Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney

Books and Catalogues

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2024

The Beauty of Diversity (exhibition catalogue). Texts by: Angela Stief, and Katharina Sykora. Vienna: Albertina Modern, 2024: 179–181, illustrated.

Gipson, Ferren, Amanda Renshaw, and Gilda Williams Ruggi. The Art Book For Children. New York: Phaidon, 2024: 95, illustrated.

2023

Emily Kam Kngwarray (exhibition catalogue). Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 2023.

2022

My Mother Country: Aboriginal Dot Painting (exhibition catalogue). Edited by Matthias Haldemann and Kunsthaus Zug. Berlin: Hatje Cantz, 2022.

2020

Emily Kam Kngwarreye. Edited by Natalie King. Port Melbourne, Australia: Thams and Hudson Australia, 2020.

Emily | Papunya (exhibition catalogue. Armadale, Australia: DLR Art Group, 2020.

2015

Grishin, Sasha. Australian Art: A History. Carlton, Australia: Miegunyah Press - Melbourne University Publishing, 2015.

2009

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: The Person and Her Paintings. Port Melbourne, Australia: Dacou Aboriginal Gallery, 2009.

2008

Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye (exhibition catalogue). Tokyo: Yomiuri Shinbun Tōkyō Honsha, 2008.

1999

Utopia: Ancient Cultures, New Forms. Perth, Australia: Heytesbury Holdings Ltd. and the Art Gallery of Western Australia, 1999.

1998

Earth’s Creation: The Paintings of Emily Kame Kngwarreye (exhibition catalogue). North Caulfield, Australia: Malakoff Fine Art Press, 1998.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Alhalkere: Paintings from Utopia (exhibition catalogue). Text by Margo Neale. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Art Gallery, 1998.

Emily Kngwarreye Paintings. North Ryde, Australia: Craftsman House, 1998.

1997

Perkins, Hettie, et al. Fluent: Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Yvonne Koolmatrie, Judy Watson. Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1997.

1995

Kngwarray, Emily Kam and Deborah Hart. Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Paintings from 1989-1995: Works from the Delmore Collection (exhibition catalogue). Canberra, Australia: Parliament House, 1995.

1994

Emily Kame Kngwarreye: New Directions (exhibition catalogue). Sydney: Utopia Art Sydney, 1994.

1990

Emily Kame Kngwarreye (exhibition catalogue). Sydney: Utopia Art Sydney, 1990.

Periodicals

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2024

Blogg, Phoebe. “The LUME Melbourne adds nine never before seen works to Emily Kame Kngwarreye's ‘Connection’ showcase” (exhibition review). National Indigenous Times, 8 January 2024. https://nit.com.au/08-01-2024/9232/the-lume-melbourne-adds-nine-never-before-seen-works-to-emily-kame-kngwarreyes-connection-showcase

Browning, Daniel. “One work: Untitled (Awely) by Emily Kam Kngwarray” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). Art Basel, 10 January 2024. https://www.artbasel.com/stories/one-work-emily-kam-kngwarrray-australia-aboriginal-woman-artist

Fuss, Eloise. “The NGA's major retrospective of Emily Kam Kngwarray re-writes her story and brings it back to Country” (exhibition review). Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 25 January 2024. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-26/does-the-art-world-understand-emily-kam-kngwarray/103388990

Gerlis, Melanie. “Sotheby’s and Christie’s cut jobs in weak art market.” Financial Times, 6 June 2024. https://www.ft.com/content/3d9b5daf-254b-477e-b18e-c9e33a3d299d?accessToken=

Siemienowicz, Rochelle. “Repositioning: teaching and learning in the visual arts” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). ARTS hub, 29 January 2024. https://www.artshub.com.au/news/features/repositioning-teaching-and-learning-in-the-visual-arts-2697662/

2023

Blogg, Phoebe. “Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition set to open at National Gallery of Australia” (exhibition review). National Indigenous Times, 1 December 2023. https://nit.com.au/01-12-2023/8869/emily-kam-kngwarray-exhibition-set-to-open-at-national-gallery-of-australia

Burke, Kelly. “Art world split over NGA name change for one of Australia’s greatest female painters” (exhibition review). The Guardian, 22 December 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/23/art-world-split-over-nga-name-change-for-one-of-australias-greatest-female-painters

Cerabona, Ron. “Never-before-seen pieces on show in new exhibition” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). The Canberra Times, 6 December 2023. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8442581/emily-kam-kngwarray-exhibition-now-on-at-national-gallery-of-australia/

Cordwell, Jessica. “Summer at the National Gallery of Australia: Emily Kam Kngwarray” (exhibition review). Canberra Daily, 15 December 2023. https://canberradaily.com.au/summer-at-the-national-gallery-of-australia-emily-kam-kngwarray/

Daley, Paul. “Emily Kam Kngwarray: stunning retrospective brings perspective – and agency – to an Australian great” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). The Guardian, 30 November 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/dec/01/emily-kam-kngwarray-retrospective-the-national-gallery-of-australia-exhibition

Fairley, Gina. “Repositioning Emily Kam Kngwarray, and why now” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). Arts Hub, 1 December 2023. https://www.artshub.com.au/news/news/repositioning-emily-kam-kngwarray-and-why-now-2685391/

Fortescue, Elizabeth. “The great Australian artist who rose to fame in just a decade” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). Financial Review, 24 November 2023. https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/the-great-australian-artist-who-rose-to-fame-in-just-a-decade-20231122-p5elzo

Fortescue, Elizabeth. “Superstar of Australian art Emily Kam Kngwarray to get Tate Modern show in 2025” (exhibition preview). The Art Newspaper, 1 December 2023. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/12/01/superstar-of-australian-art-emily-kam-kngwarray-to-get-tate-modern-show-in-2025

Grishin, Sasha. “NGA's Emily Kam Kngwarray blockbuster shows an extraordinary artist at the height of her power” (exhibition review). Riotact, 5 December 2023. https://the-riotact.com/ngas-emily-kam-kngwarray-blockbuster-shows-an-extraordinary-artist-at-the-height-of-her-power/727530

Hopman, Sally. “NGA to celebrate work of Emily Kam Kngwarray in summer blockbuster” (exhibition review). Riotact, 15 September 2023. https://the-riotact.com/nga-to-celebrate-work-of-emily-kam-kngwarray-in-summer-blockbuster/699339

Jacobs, Genevieve. “Ceremony and celebration at the National Gallery as powerful Kngwarray exhibition opens” (exhibition review). Riotact, 4 December 2023. https://the-riotact.com/ceremony-and-celebration-at-the-national-gallery-as-powerful-kngwarray-exhibition-opens/727071

“Kngwarray masterpieces on show at National Gallery” (exhibition review). Canberra Daily, 30 November 2023. https://canberradaily.com.au/kngwarray-masterpieces-on-show-at-national-gallery/

Lawson-Tancred, Jo. “Women Artists Shine at Frieze Masters. Here Are 5 of Our Favorite Rediscoveries, From a Korean Avant-Garde Visionary to a British-Born Surrealist.” Artnet, 11 October 2023. https://news.artnet.com/market/women-artists-shine-at-frieze-masters-here-are-5-of-our-favorite-rediscoveries-from-a-korean-avant-garde-visionary-to-a-british-born-surrealist-2369358

McDonald, John. “If you want to understand Australian art, this exhibition is essential” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 December 2023. https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/if-you-want-to-understand-australian-art-this-exhibition-is-essential-20231212-p5eqw2.html

Musa, Helen. “Bring out the life in Kngwarray’s awesome art” (exhibition review). CBR City News, 28 November 2023. https://citynews.com.au/2023/bring-out-the-life-in-kngwarrays-awesome-art/

Pryor, Sally. “Indigenous art and female artists dominate the National Gallery of Australia's 2023 program” (exhibition review). The Canberra Times, 1 February 2023. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8068940/indigenous-art-and-female-artists-dominate-nga-for-2023/

Pryor, Sally. “The life and spirit of Emily Kam Kngwarray, and recasting her story” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). The Canberra Times, 24 November 2023. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8423219/the-luminous-emily-kam-kngwarray-at-the-national-gallery-of-australia/

Pryor, Sally. “Late bloomer: Emily Kam Kngwarray's spectacular legacy” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). The Canberra Times, 30 November 2023. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8443296/emily-kam-kngwarrays-short-but-spectacular-career-on-show-at-nga/

South, Barrina. “‘Powerful imagery’ in Kngwarray show” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). CBR City News, 14 December 2023. https://citynews.com.au/2023/multilayered-powerful-imagery-in-kngwarray-show/

“Spotlight: Second Generation of the Aboriginal Australian Art Movement Takes Center Stage at Smith Davidson Gallery” (exhibition review). Artnet, 14 November 2023. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/smith-davidson-art-cologne-emily-kam-kngwarray-2393684

Sprague, Quentin. “A clear view: Emily Kam Kngwarray at the NGA” (exhibition review). The Monthly, 1 December 2023. https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/december/quentin-sprague/clear-view-emily-kam-kngwarray-nga#mtr

Stephens, Andrew. “The spirit of Emily Kam Kngwarray’s Country” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). Art Guide Australia, 30 November 2023. https://artguide.com.au/the-spirit-of-emily-kam-kngwarrays-country/

Stone, Tim. “A new survey of the Aboriginal artist Emily Kam Kngwarray lets her community tell the story” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). The Art Newspaper, 1 December 2023. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/12/01/a-new-survey-of-the-aboriginal-artist-emily-kam-kngwarray-lets-her-community-tell-the-story

2022

Burke, Kelly. “How an Indigenous Australian artist ‘astonished’ a giant of American art.” The Guardian, 25 August 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/aug/26/how-an-indigenous-australian-artist-astonished-a-giant-of-american-art

Knowles, Rachael. “Work by legendary Anmatyerr artist fetches $1m at New York auction.” NITV News, 2 June 2022. https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/work-by-legendary-anmatyerr-artist-fetches-1m-at-new-york-auction/ym0efuddf

Stapleton, Dan F. “In praise of Australian Aboriginal art – ‘the oldest surviving culture in the world.’” Financial Times, 28 January 2022. https://www.ft.com/content/cbacd9ac-68e2-4212-9579-ad1ab59813ab

2021

Hong, Tamsin. “Emily Kam Kngwarray.” Tate, 15 January 2021. https://www.tate.org.uk/tate-etc/issue-51-spring-2021/emily-kam-kngwarray

Jung, Sujin. “Abolishing Whiteness: The Art World’s Reception of Emily Kame Kngwarreye.” Academia Letters, May 2021. https://www.academia.edu/47985869/Abolishing_Whiteness_The_Art_World_s_Reception_of_Emily_Kame_Kngwarreye

2020

Angeleti, Gabriella. “Emily Kame Kngwarreye show in New York highlights spike in interest for Australian indigenous art” (National Museum of Australia and High Line Nine exhibition reviews). The Art Newspaper, 13 February 2020. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/02/13/emily-kame-kngwarreye-show-in-new-york-highlights-spike-in-interest-for-australian-indigenous-art

O'Brien, Kerrie. “Acclaimed Indigenous artist celebrated in top New York show” (High Line Nine exhibition review). The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 March 2020. https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/acclaimed-indigenous-artist-celebrated-in-top-new-york-show-20200228-p545ct.html

Toibin, Colm. “'She trusted the paint': how Emily Kame Kngwarreye revealed a hidden world.” The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 July 2020. https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/she-trusted-the-paint-how-emily-kame-kngwarreye-revealed-a-hidden-world-20200717-p55d1h.html

2019

Angeleti, Gabriella. “Sotheby’s to hold the first major Aboriginal art sale in the US in November.” The Art Newspaper, 23 May 2019. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2019/05/23/sothebys-to-hold-the-first-major-aboriginal-art-sale-in-the-us-in-november

2018

Cascone, Sarah. “Is Damien Hirst’s Latest Series a Ripoff of an Aboriginal Australian Artist? See the Works Side-by-Side.” Artnet, 30 March 2018. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/damien-hirst-veil-paintings-aboriginal-artists-1257185

Gibson, Jano and Claire Campbell. “Legal stoush continues over artwork of renowned Indigenous painter Emily Kame Kngwarreye.” Australian Broadcasting Cooperation News, 18 February 2018. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-19/legal-battle-continues-over-artwork-of-emily-kame-kngwarreye/9461424

Wahlquist, Calla. “'Uncanny similarity': new Damien Hirst works in spot of bother in Australia.” The Guardian, 29 March 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/mar/29/uncanny-similarity-new-damien-hirst-works-in-spot-of-bother-in-australia

2017

“Aboriginal artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye breaks record with $2.1 million auction sale.” The New Daily, 17 November 2017. https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/arts/2017/11/17/emily-kame-kngwarreye-aboriginal-art-record-auction

“Elton John-owned Kngwarreye painting auctioned in Sydney.” NITV News, 6 June 2017. https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/elton-john-owned-kngwarreye-painting-auctioned-in-sydney/9i0rw87om

“Emily Kame Kngwarreye painting sells for $2.1m in Sydney.” The Guardian, 16 November 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/nov/17/emily-kame-kngwarreye-painting-sells-for-21m-in-sydney

Harris, Gareth. “Emily Kame Kngwarreye painting sells for $1.6m, breaking record for an Australian female artist.” The Art Newspaper, 17 November 2017. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2017/11/17/emily-kame-kngwarreye-painting-sells-for-dollar16m-breaking-record-for-an-australian-female-artist

Neale, Margo. “Emily Kame Kngwarreye: The impossible modernist.” Artlink, no. 37.2 (June 2017). https://www.artlink.com.au/articles/4598/emily-kame-kngwarreye-the-impossible-modernist/

Smiley, Stephen. “Record sale of artwork by Indigenous woman Emily Kngwarreye highlights gender gap.” Australian Broadcasting Corporation News, 17 November 2017. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-17/record-sale-of-indigenous-womans-artwork-highlights-gender-gap/9161984

2016

Nguyen, Sophia. “At the Harvard Art Museums, Indigenous Australian Art and Thought on Display” (exhibition review). Harvard Magazine, 17 February 2016. https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2016/02/everywhen-opens-at-harvard

Young, Allison. “Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Earth’s Creation.” SmartHistory, 6 February 2016. https://smarthistory.org/emily-kame-kngwarreye-earths-creation-2/

2015

Maunder, Tess. “A report on Australian representation at the 56th Venice Biennale: 'All The World’s Futures' curated by Okwui Enwezor.” Ocula Magazine, 19 May 2015. https://ocula.com/magazine/features/a-report-on-australian-representation-in-the-56th/

2008

McKenzie, Janet. “Utopia: the genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye” (National Museum of Australia exhibition review). Studio International, 10 November 2008. https://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/utopia-the-genius-of-emily-kame-kngwarreye

2001

“Exhibition of the largest selection of Australian Aboriginal art to have been presented in Europe” (exhibition review). The Art Newspaper, 30 June 2001. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2001/07/01/exhibition-of-the-largest-selection-of-australian-aboriginal-art-to-have-been-presented-in-europe