Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney – My Homeland Tijamburra My homeland is Tijamburra, Canteen Creek, I love that country, it is my Grandmother’s country and it is the only country that I paint. It is fresh country after the rain and it is always plentiful with bush tucker and bush medicine. There Read more…
Maisie Petyarre Bundey – Anhelengkw (Emu) Dreaming Anhelengkw (emu) dreaming is the breast body painting depicting the story of the mother emu who runs away and leaves the father emu to look after the eggs until they hatch, he then raises the chicks. This story is passed down through Maisie’s family and celebrated Read more…
Selina Pula Teece – Arrweneng (Passion Flower) Wild Passion fruit grow on our country Antarrengenye (unda ra ninya). Bush Passion flower comes after the rain on our land. We gather these once the fruit is ready.
Selina Pula Teece – My Fathers Country Anterrengeny is my Fathers country. I paint the country that come from, the beautiful landscapes and the many colours as they change during the season.
Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney – My Homeland Tijamburra My homeland is Tijamburra, Canteen Creek, I love that country, it is my Grandmother’s country and it is the only country that I paint. It is fresh country after the rain and it is always plentiful with bush tucker and bush medicine. There Read more…
Jessie Ngwarraye Ross – My Country Jessie’s landscapes beautifully communicate the rich knowledge she possesses of medicinal plants and country, the heart of her culture. Jessie’s has painted her country, Ampilatwatja. The brightly coloured flowers and small bushes are bush medicine and are still used within the community. Jessie’s predominant Read more…
Kindy Kemarre Ross – Irrultja is My Country My country is called Irrultja, it’s past the hill and the dried-up creek from here, it’s a nice place, my dad’s country too, and my Mum’s country is here in Ampilatwatja. When I go to see my country, we always go to Read more…
Joyrene Ngwarraye Holmes – Wildflowers When I go hunting for aker arlkerl (echidna) around the sandhills of Ampilatwatja I always spot the wild flowers and honey flowers. We tap the Bankias against our hand and get the honey, it is sweet to taste. After the rain and bushfires all the new Read more…
Julieanne Ngwarraye Morton – My Country, My Bush Medicine My Mother, Lilly Kemarre, taught me to paint. She likes to paint her Mother’s and Father’s country from the old days, when they used to live off of the land. The landscape changes during the different seasons in the year. I Read more…
Kathleen Nanima Rambler – My Fathers Country I paint the country of my Father and Mother and where they grew up, near Barrow Creek. This is the painting of my Father’s country, where I grew up. When we would go hunting, we always climbed those hills. We would take the Read more…