Benny Morton Kngwarreye
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Artist Profile · Northern Territory
Benny Morton Kngwarreye
Utopia painter of the Honey Ant Dreaming.
Active
c. 2006
Skin name
Kngwarreye
Region
Utopia, NT
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
About Benny
Benny Morton Kngwarreye is an Indigenous artist from the Utopia region of the Northern Territory, about 250 km north-east of Alice Springs. He was painting in acrylic on canvas in the mid-2000s, and his work has since appeared at auction in Australia.
Little has been published about his life. The Morton name is carried by several Utopia artists, including Audrey Kngwarreye Morton, who also paints the Honey Ant story.
His work
Benny paints traditional Dreaming subjects, including the Honey Ant Dreaming. Honey ants store sweet nectar in their swollen bodies and are dug from beneath mulga trees, a treasured bush food and an important story across Central Australia.
Bush tucker
Acrylic on canvas
Buying Benny’s work
Some of Benny’s paintings carry Mbantua Gallery documentation. When buying, look for a certificate of authenticity or gallery stamp from a recognised Indigenous art gallery.
Paintings by Benny Morton Kngwarreye on eBay
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