GRACIE PURLE MORTON
ARTIST: GRACIE PURLE MORTON
B ORN CA: 1956
GROUP: ANAMATJERA
AREA: UTOPIA STATION, UTOPIA
Gracie began painting in the late 1980’s. She is the daughter
of traditional artist Myrtle Petyarre.
Gracie initially began to portray her artistic talents
through the medium of batik. The transition to canvas allowed for the
progressive development in her skills as a painter. Open to outside influence,
Gracie’s style evolved into the highly detailed spectre as it presently
appears. This involved the interplay of past skills, medium and technique,
giving a finite depiction of her present examples. This is seen and noted
by the avid collector through the rigorous high quality standard of work
she sets for herself. The end result to this mastery is a transmutation
of visual feeling onto canvas making her paintings appear as if they were
three-dimensional.
Gracie specialises in painting the Bush Plum.
This artist is a respected member of her people who has
continued to follow a very traditional lifestyle. Currently, Gracie resides
on her traditional land at Mosquito Bore with her husband and two children.
Gracie’s work has been exhibited throughout Australia and
in many places around the world, particularly in Western Europe and in
North America.
Gracie has been painting for the Aboriginal Desert Art Gallery,
Alice Springs – Sydney – Melbourne since 1994.
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