Gracie Morton Pwerle / Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming

A senior Anmatyerre custodian from Utopia and member of the renowned Petyarre family. Beginning with batik in the 1980s, she later became widely collected for artworks of Altyerre and Atnangkere Country. Along with her mother and famous aunties, Gracie began to paint on batik in the 1980’s and her wider practice was featured in the prestigious Robert Holmes à Court Collection. Gracie was born c. 1956 in Utopia, Northern Territory where she lived all of her life.

Gracie began creating art on canvas in 1992 and her wider practice has been exhibited and collected throughout Australia and Overseas. Gracie was one of the senior cultural custodians for both the Altyerre (Dreaming) and the vast expanse of related country, some 263kms north of Alice Springs. She is part of the famous Petyarre lineage, her mother was senior artist Myrtle Petyarre and her Aunties include Gloria, Kathleen, Violet, Nancy and Ada Bird Petyarre, all international artists.