Birthsite: Atnangkere Soakage, NT

Language/Tribal Group: Anmatyerre / Alyawarre

Historical: Sister to Ada Bird and Kathleen

Painting: Gloria commenced her career as a founding member of the Utopia Batik group, exhibiting in

Australia with other women from Utopia. After taking up the medium of acrylic on canvas in the late 80s,

Gloria’s first solo exhibition was held at utopia Art in Sydney in 1991.Her work has developed from strict body

paint designs for women to a more abstract interpretation of her dreaming in which she is continually experimenting

with colour. Gloria’s work is featured on the cover of Michael boulters book “The Art of Utopia”

Collections

National Gallery of Victoria                                                

National Gallery of Australia Canberra

          Museum of Victoria

Art Gallery of Queensland

Art Gallery of South Australia

Art Gallery of NSW

Robert Holmes a Court

British Museum, London UK

Museum & Art Gallery of Northern Territories