Joy Purvis Pitjara b. 1962
LANGUAGE: Eastern ANMATYERRE
REGION: UTOPIA, N.T.
Joy Purvis Pitjara comes from the Atneltye region of Utopia, more commonly known as Boundary Bore. Utopia is an Indigenous homelands region, some 300kms north-east of Mparntwe (Alice Springs).Her mother is renowned artist, Gloria Ngala and her sister is the famous artist, Anna Pitjara.
Joy started painting in 1980 and her paintings typically depict Bush Medicine and Pencil Yam Roots. Joy is also a published translator of children’s books.
Her paintings show an innate sense of colour and by carefully using the tip of the brush to place colour, Joy creates movement and pattern in her Pencil Yam Root paintings. Pencil yams are a cherished source of carbohydrate in the Utopia region but they also hold a significant spiritual meaning. Many ceremonies are conducted by women about the yam.
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Joy Purvis PitjaraBush Medicine by Joy Purvis Pitjara, 202395 x 92 cm
37 3/8 x 36 1/4 inchesacrylic on canvasSold -
Joy Purvis PitjaraPencil Yam by Joy Purvis Pitjara, 202330 x 30 cm
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inchesacrylic on canvasSold -
Joy Purvis PitjaraPencil Yam Roots by Joy Purvis Pitjara, 202360 x 60 cm
23 5/8 x 23 5/8 inchesacrylic on canvasSold -
Joy Purvis PitjaraPencil Yam Roots by Joy Purvis Pitjara, 202340 x 75 cm
15 3/4 x 29 1/2 inchesacrylic on canvasSold -
Joy Purvis PitjaraPencil Yam Roots by Joy Purvis Pitjara, 2022101 x 201 cm
39 3/4 x 79 1/8 inchesacrylic on canvasSold -
Joy Purvis PitjaraPencil Yam Roots by Joy Purvis Pitjara, 202246 x 60 cm
18 1/8 x 23 5/8 inchesacrylic on canvasSold
