Artist: Barbara Weir
Born: c 1945
Area: Bundy River Station
Language: Anmatyerre/Alyawarre
Region: Utopia
Dreaming: Awelye (Womens Ceremonies) Bush Berry Grass Seed Bush Yam Bush Plum and Bush Banana
Barbara Weir was born on Bundy River Station in the region of Utopia, c. 1945. Barbara Weir's mother is Minnie Pwerle, a very well-known artist, and her father was an Irishman. She was taken from her family and fostered out, but in the 1960's Barbara returned to Utopia and stayed with her aunt Emily Kame Kngwarreye - whose work ‘Earths Creation’ recently set a new sales record with Emily becoming the first female Australian Artist (indigenous or non-indigenous) to break the one million dollar mark.
Barbara Weir commenced painting with acrylics on canvas in 1989 and developed a sophisticated and contemporary painting style. (She also paints with ochres). In 1994, Barbara Weir and other Aboriginal women travelled to Indonesia to learn batik techniques; then, in 1996, she travelled to Europe with her exhibition of paintings.
Collections:
•    Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
•    Art Gallery of Queensland, Brisbane
•    Artbank, Sydney
•    Queensland College of Art Griffith University
•    Ebes Collection-Workum, The Netherlands
•    University of Adelaide, Adelaide
•    AMP Collection
•    Holmes a Court Collection



Exhibitions:
•    1995, 1997, 2003, Dacou Gallery, Adelaide
•    1995, Davis Avenue Gallery, Melbourne
•    1996, 2002, Framed Gallery, Darwin
•    1996, Gallery Woo Mang and Partners, Paris, France
•    1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
•    1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney
•    1996, 1997, 1998, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane
•    1997, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
•    1997, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney
•    1997, Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
•    1997, Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney
•    1998, ARTEXPO, New York, USA
•    1998, 2001, Chapman Gallery, Canberra
•    1998, Adelaide Festival Theatre, Adelaide
•    1998, Exhibited extensively in Europe including: Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands
•    1999, 2002, Japingka Gallery, Perth
•    1999, 2000, 2001, Tandanya, Adelaide
•    1999, 2000, 2002, Gallery Savah, Sydney
•    2000, ArtSauce, Singapore
•    2000, Redback Art Gallery, Brisbane
•    2000, AMP Building, Sydney
•    2000, "Women's Business", Chicago, USA
•    2001, Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs
•    2002, Knut Grothe Galeri, Charlottlenlund, Copenhagen, Denmark
•    2003, Alison Kelly Gallery, Melbourne
•    2003, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melbourne