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Edie Kemarre Holmes – Antarrengeny The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories. The artists paint their country where those stories sit. Antarrengeny is Edie’s country and also her Father’s. In this painting Edie depicts Antarrengeny, “when there has been no rain and the Read more…

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Yvonne Ngwarraye Bonney – My Hunting Country The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories. The artists paint their country where those stories sit. Yvonne has painted her favourite hunting country after rain. “This is when the storm ants come and make the goannas Read more…

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Maisie Petyarre Bundey – Bush Tucker Maisie paints the bush tucker found in her country, the area that surrounds Boundary Bore in the Utopia homelands. She paints bush plums, bush bananas, bush potatoes and bush medicine plants. The main motif which recurs often in Maisie artworks is a full coolamon. When Read more…

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Kathleen Nanima Rambler – Awerle Anatye (yam plant) When I go visit my family we drive along Bluebush Road, the road is south of Ali Curung towards the Stuart Highway.  The road is sandy. Bluebush Road has a dam, after Cyclone Tracey hit it was so large that it looked Read more…

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Rita Pitjara Beasley – My Father’s Country “This is my Father’s country. This place is our hunting place. I always go with my daughters and their children, I show them this place and teach them about the swampy country. We hunt for goannas, bush potato, bush tomato and after the Read more…

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Nancy Pitjara Frank – Bush Flowers I was born in the bush at Ammaroo Station, along the Sandover.  I have never seen the ocean or a big city. My mother and father were strong healthy people who taught me and my younger sister Rita the traditional way to hunt for Read more…

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View Of Country The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories, the artists paint their country where those stories sit. This painting shows the layered landscape of Alyawarr, Central Australia. Knowing your country is an important part of living in a remote community like Read more…

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