Artists of Ampilatwatja
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Leanne Teece – Anterrengeny – My Father’s Country Anterrengeny is my Father’s country. I paint the country that I come from, the beautiful landscapes and the many colours as they change during the session.
Leanne Teece – Anterrengeny – My Father’s Country Anterrengeny is my Father’s country. I paint the country that I come from, the beautiful landscapes and the many colours as they change during the session.
Ganalbingu – Banda (Long Necked Turtle) The long necked turtle is a dreaming totem for the freshwater people, the Ganalbingu, whose country includes the World Heritage listed, Arafura Wetlands in Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory The Yolngu (people) of Arnhem Read more…
Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney – After the Bushfire This is the soakage (place to dig to find water) after the bushfire, made by a lightning strike. It burnt the grass down, then the rain came and the grass grows sweet and Read more…
Raypiny Dhawu (Fresh Water Story) All Aboriginal people originate from a spiritual source, fixed in a particular place in their land or the sea. These ‘spiritual reservoirs’ are often in the form of special waterholes made by Wangarr (creative spirits) Read more…
Warrnyu Dhawu (Flying Fox Story) Back in the Creation time, Warrnyu (Flying Foxes) once lived, like men, in the cave at the place called Kurrki Warrnyu Yirri Djaringal (they also lived in caves called Wadatilmurr & Gurngurmirrngu). Warrnyu lived in Read more…
My Country after Apangw (Big Rain) “This is country after we’ve had apangw (big rain). The new grasses are coming up and the water is flowing.” Kwatcha (water) is a valuable and a much revered resource when living out in the Read more…
Karr (spiders) Yolngu often reflect traditional ceremonial and artistic activities which continue to be practised across the country carrying the spiritual forces of the ancestral beings from one generation to the next. In each artwork intricate cross-hatched images unify figurative elements to Read more…
Yawkyawk (Mermaid) la Manjelk (Rain) Sari A beautiful pink discharge dyed cotton silk sari featuring woodblock designs created in 2023 – 2025. Co-created by Bábbarra Women’s Centre, Maningrida and Tharangini Studio, India. Marebu (floor mat) by Raylene Bonson Manjelk (Rain) by Read more…
Yawkyawk (Mermaid) la Manjelk (Rain) Sari A beautiful pink discharge dyed cotton silk sari featuring woodblock designs created in 2023 – 2025. Co-created by Bábbarra Women’s Centre, Maningrida and Tharangini Studio, India. Marebu (floor mat) by Raylene Bonson Manjelk (Rain) by Read more…
Yawkyawk (Mermaid) la Manjelk (Rain) Sari A beautiful pink discharge dyed cotton silk sari featuring woodblock designs created in 2023 – 2025. Co-created by Bábbarra Women’s Centre, Maningrida and Tharangini Studio, India. Marebu (floor mat) by Raylene Bonson Manjelk (Rain) by Read more…