Portrait Janet Golder Kngwarreye Janet Golder Kngwarreye was born at Mulga Bore in the Utopia region on 15th November 1973.She is the daughter of the established artists Margaret Golder and Sammy Pitjara and grand-daugher of Old Henry Pitjara. She is married to Ronnie Bird Jungula, son of the famous Utopia Artist Ada Bird Petyarre who passed away in 2010. Janet and Ronnie have four children: Rochelle, Renady, Katrina and Troytan. Janet bears the family name made famous by the most celebrated family members Emily Kame Kngwarreye and her brother Kudditji Kngwarreye, Janet’s grandfather . Janet is a member of the Anmatyerre language group. She currently lives in Alice Springs but visits her country regularly. When Janet was a teenager she watched her grandparents paint. They and other family members taught Janet her painting skills. She has become a gifted artist in her own right and is no doubt one of the emerging artists from Utopia. Janet paints stories relating to her Bush Yam and Yam Leaf Dreamings. She also paints Ceremonial Body Paint (awelye) and Bush Medicine Leaves, i.e. leaves of particular plants which have medicinal properties used for the treatment of a variety of ailments. The women from Utopia also celebrate the Bush Medicine Dreaming in their awelye ceremonies. What makes Janet such a special artist is her use of different colours on her paintbrush to produce a multi-coloured single stroke. In doing so she creates a vibrant effect enhanced by her choice of brilliant colours and her neat and detailed approach. Copyright 2012-2013 The Aboriginal Art House