Jeannie Petyarre was born in 1957. Her language is from Anmatyerre Region Utopia, Northern Territory. An established artist in Utopia, Jeannie is the niece to the late Emily Kame Kngwarreye. In the early 1980's, when Jeannie was living at Boundary Bore Outstation with her husband Henry Long Kemarre and their six children, Jeannie was introduced to the art of Batik. She was also encouraged by her aunt, Emily Kngwarreye to continue to paint her family's Yam Dreaming. In 1990, her work was chosen to be part of the Robert Holmes a Court Collection, which toured extensively and was featured in the book "Utopia - A Picture Story". All of Jeannie's Dreamtime stories come from the Alhalkere Country and are handed down to her from her father's side. Jeannie paints the Yam - Seed, Leaf, and Flower Dreamings, body paint, Mountain Devil Lizard and My Country Dreamings Jeannie's tribal name is "Angiltha" which means little lizard.