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Kudditji Kngwarreye
Kudditji Kngwarreye was born about 1928 at Alhalkere at Utopia Station, located about 270 kms north east of Alice Springs.
▼ VIEW FULL PROFILE▲ CLOSE PROFILEHis language is Eastern Anmatyerre. He is the younger brother of renowned artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye, and began painting in the early 1980′s. Kudditji, is a custodian for ceremonial sites located in his country at Utopia Station, and many of his paintings refer to sites at Boundary Bore, where men’s initiation ceremonies are performed.
In his younger life, Kudditji had numerous jobs throughout the Central Desert, travelling widely and working as a stockman, and at other times working in mineral and gold mines. Today Kudditji mainly paints Emu Dreaming, for which he is cultural custodian, and Men’s Ceremonial Dreamings from Boundary Bore.
Kudditji Kngwarreye is represented in major national and international collections and has gained worldwide recognition for his powerful interpretations of his ancestral Dreamings.
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Foundation Member of Indigenous Art Code, setting best practice for quality and ethical standards nationally.
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