Judy Kngwarray Greenie

To accompany the exhibition Emily Kam Kngwarray at Tate Modern, 10 July 2025 – 11 January 2026, Utopia Art Centre has made a selection of unique original paintings available in support of Tate.

Anmatyerr woman, Judy Kngwarray Greenie was born in 1962. She is a proud owner of Alhalkere Country, and is family to Emily Kam Kngwarray, who was her grandmother. Judy Kngwarray Greenie is supported by Utopia Art Centre, located in Arlparra Homeland, Northern Territory, Australia.

Each painting is accompanied by an individual certificate from Utopia Art Centre. The price of the artwork includes payment to Utopia Art Centre, the majority of which goes to the artist and the remainder goes to materials and running costs. It also includes 5% royalty payment to the artist through the Resale Royalty Scheme.

• Artist Judy Kngwarray Greenie
• Artwork Atnwelarr, 18-25
• Dimensions 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm
• Material Acrylic paint on pre-stretched canvas, accompanied by a certificate from Utopia Art Centre

Utopia Art Centre is 100% Alyawarr and Anmatyerr owned, and community directed. Located 250kms northeast of Alice Springs, Utopia Art Centre works across 16 remote homelands. It supports emerging and established artists, providing a space for intergenerational learning and cultural expression in the Homelands and keeping generations stronger through knowledge on their land.

Utopia artists have produced some of Australia’s most recognisable works of art, within the remote region. Works painted by leading artists who include one of the most prominent and successful of all Australian artists, Emily Kam Kngwarray.

Utopia was one of the first remote area regions to be artistically and commercially successful, with workshops and exhibitions from the late 1970s onwards. While these early successes were built on community-focused activities, this soon shifted. Aside from a short period around 2001 and 2002, Utopia had never had a community-owned and governed art centre. The dominant commercial practice has been direct artist-dealer relationships and the promotion of individual artists. This independent and free-range approach has created significant controversy, including numerous instances of unethical and/or illegal practice, alongside significant artistic successes.

With the opening of the art centre in 2020, in Arlparra Homeland, the artists now have an ethical, safe, and supportive space to create and sell their work. This has helped them become more involved in the national and international economy in a fair and empowering way.

• ISBN 345208