Sarah Kngwarreye Morton

 

Sarah's Story

Sarah Kngwarrey Morton, (1958-2019), was the third daughter of Utopian artists Mary Kemarre and Billy (Stockman) Pitjara Morton (deceased). 

Together with her mother and sisters, she was involved in the important Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) batik-making community projects which resulted in Utopia - A Picture Story, 88 silk batiks from the Holmes a Court Collection which toured throughout Australia. Her first foray into painting with acrylic on canvas began when CAAMA initiated Utopia Women’s Painting: The first works on canvas – A Summer Project

Sarah’s work is featured in the Robert Holmes a Court exhibition and collection which has toured extensively within Australia and overseas. Her painting subjects include Wild Flowers, Sweet Honey Grevillea (Tharrkarr), Rainbow (Mpwelarr) and Honey Ant (Yerramp).

 

Collections

  • Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 

  • The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

  • The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth

 

Exhibitions

  • 1989 - Utopia Women's Paintings, the First Works on Canvas, A Summer Project, 1988-1989 SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney

  • 1990 - 'Utopia - A Picture Story,' an exhibition of works on silk from the Holmes á Court Collection by Utopia artists which toured Eire and Scotland

  • 1991 - Aboriginal Women's Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

  • 1993 - ARATJARA, Art of the First Australians Touring: Kunstammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf, Hayward Gallery, London; Louisiana Museum, Humlebaek, Denmark

  • 2007 - Patterns of Power, Art from the Eastern Desert, Simmer on the Bay, Sydney

  • 2008 - Power of Place, Tandanya: National Aboriginal Cultural Institute Inc., Adelaide

  • 2010 - Aboriginal Artists UK Spring Show 11-13 June, London

  • 2011 - Utopian Aboriginal Art, Without Pier Art Gallery, Melbourne

  • 2013 - Aboriginal Artists UK Show , London

  • 2014 - Indigenous Group Show, Without Pier Art Gallery, Melbourne

  • 2016 – Richmond Hill Gallery, London, UK

  • 2017 - Prairie Hotel, Parachilna, South Australia 

  • 2018 - Indigenous Group Show, Without Pier Art Gallery, Melbourne

 

Artworks

A collection of Sarah’s artworks below.

 
 
 
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