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An Eastern Anmatyere woman born in , Violet and her sisters Kathleen, Gloria, Ada Bird, Nancy, Myrtle and Jean Petyarre all shared the experience of training in the batik technique with Susie Bryce, a crafts instructor, and Yipati, a Pitjantjatjara artist from Ernabella in They were subsequently were part of the batik group run so well by Jenny Green and Julia Murray from to
Violet Petyarre is the elder sister of Gloria Petyarre; Gloria often refers to Violet for intimate details of the many plants involved in their ceremonial life.
In April , Violet and all of her sisters were commissioned by Delmore Gallery to paint on linen.
The resulting paintings were highly sought after.
Like her sister, the Mountain devil lizard is the main Dreaming that Violet paints, creating her own distinctive interpretation of this unique desert animal.
In her earlier artworks, Violet's body painting (awelye) series portrayed a mor