Joy Kngwarreye Jones
Utopia, NT Australia, b. 1959
Enteebra, 2015
Acrylic on linen
120cm x 90cm
Joy Kngwarreye Jones has a range of styles, the Enteebra Flower being her most successful. Most of Joy's art is derived and inspired from an important painted cave called Enteebra...
Joy Kngwarreye Jones has a range of styles, the Enteebra Flower being her most successful. Most of Joy's art is derived and inspired from an important painted cave called Enteebra on Utopia. It is a very special site for the Kngwarreye women who still gather for their women's ceremonies every year. Joy is the younger sister of Lily Sandover Kngwarreye and was heavily influenced by her work. Joy Kngwarreye Jones is a very successful artist who started painting in 1989. She has a range of styles, the Enteebra Flower being her most successful. Since Lily passed away, Joy has begun painting with more strength and authority.