Rosemary Petyarre was born in 1945 at Boundary Bore on Utopia Station, Northern Territory. As a bush woman, she is familiar with her land and its abundance of bush tucker species, medicine plants and native fauna. It is these inherited stories, along with other women’s storylines that form the basis of Rosemary’s work. Rosemary is sister to famous Aboriginal artist Greeny Purvis Petyarre. Her work making her a significant member of the already strong Petyarre artists fold. Like most other Utopian artists, Rosemary began her formal artist career with the Holmes a ’Court ‘Summer Project’ in 1988 producing batik, which led to painting with acrylic on canvas and exploration beyond traditional.