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Beverly Pula Luck – My Mother’s Country Beverly paints her Mother’s country. When Beverly was a child her mother took her all around her country and showed her the bush medicine and bush tucker. The knowledge of the bush plants has been Read more…

Janella Kemarre Ross – View Of Country This shows the layered landscape of Alyawarr, Central Australia. Knowing your country is an important part of living in a remote community like Ampilatwatja. Knowing when and where to go hunting and gathering, Read more…

Alec Pula Lewis – View of Country Alec was born at McDonald Downs Station. He grew up there with his family living traditionally on the land.  Alec did not attend school, he moved between different communities with his family.  Knowing Read more…

Gunderson Kemarre Lewis – Great Grandmothers Country I paint my Great Grandmothers country around Canteen Creek. Long time ago she hunted around this soakage in this country. When I paint, I paint that country, the soakage the bushflowers the sandhills Read more…

Sevania Kemarre Bonney – Great Grandmothers Country My Great Grandmothers Country is where we go hunting. We hunt arlewatyerr (goanna) and arwengerrp(bush turkey). After the big rains we swim in the river. We look for sweet alkwarrer (bush banana), anaty (bush Read more…

Rosie Ngwarraye Holmes – Katyerre (Bush Tomatoes) Katyerre are a favourite bush tucker in Ampilatwatja, they can bear fruit for months and are a wonderful snack, packed full of Vitamin C and other nutrients. Every year in summer the ladies Read more…