Bush Seed Dreaming Ada-bird-petyarre-tag Violet Petyarre and her sisters

Violet Petyarre and her sisters inherited the Thorny Devil Lizard Dreaming from their paternal grandmother

Today she paints at Tjala Arts and the APY Studio in Adelaide

setting the tone for a successful career

1986 Queensland University

one brother and two sisters

Bush Seed Dreaming Ada-bird-petyarre-tag Violet Petyarre and her sistersAs a child, Kathleen travelled around her country with her parents, siblings and extended family according to the seasonal availability of food and water. In doing so she developed a deep understanding and knowledge of the land, both physically and spatially. My Country Bush Seeds depicts the sandhills, spinifex, water holes, bush seeds and bush flowers of Kathleens traditional country, Atnangkere and details the land traversed by Arnkerrthe during