Katie Rumble Petyarre is one of the new generation of Utopia artists, who has been painting since 1996. She is the younger sister of Marie Rumble Petyarre and niece to renowned artists Gloria Petyarre and Kathleen Petyarre.
Her central theme is the Anwekety, or Bush Plum, an important food source gathered by Anmatyerre women. The Bush Plum has an accompanying Dreamtime story for the people of Utopia.
Women will often pay homage to the spirit of the Bush Plum during ceremonies to ensure perpetual germination.
Petyarre's depictions of Bush Plum illustrate the changing seasonal state of the plant.Her other Dreaming's include Mountain Devil Lizard, women's ceremonial body paint and Bush Medicine leaves.
Katie Rumble Petyarre is the younger sister of Marie Rumble Petyarre and niece to renowned artists Gloria Petyarre and Kathleen Petyarre. She grew up surrounded by the artists of the Utopia school of painting and has been painting since the late 1990s. Her central theme is the Anwekety, or Bush Plum, an important food source gathered by Anmatyerre women. The Bush Plum has an accompanying Dreamtime story for the people of Utopia. Women will often pay homage to the spirit of the Bush Plum during ceremonies to ensure perpetual germination. Petyarre's depictions of Bush Plum illustrate the changing seasonal state of the plant. Her other Dreaming's include Mountain Devil Lizard, women's ceremonial body paint and Bush Medicine leaves.