It was a true honour for ATW weavers to translate Untitled, designed by Anmatyerre elder Emily Kame Kngwarreye into a tapestry in 1997.

Kngwarreye was born at the beginning of the twentieth century and grew up in a remote desert area known as Utopia, 230 kilometres north-east of Alice Springs, distant from the art world that sought her work. She came to painting later in life, producing over 3000 paintings in her eight-year career—an average of one painting per day.

The extensive body of work that she produced was inspired by her experiences as an Anmatyerre elder and her custodianship and dedication to the women’s Dreaming sites of her clan country, Alhalkere.

In 1997 ATW weavers Grasyna Bleka and Milena Paplinska had the exciting challenge of interpreting Kngwarreye’s complex visual language into a tapestry.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye's work has been collected by many major Australian and international art institutions.

Emily passed away on September 2, 1996. The ATW hopes that her tapestry will stand as a reminder of her significant contribution and creative legacy.