Alec Pula Lewis – Atyenh Amer Areyel Amper (My 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 your country is an important Read more…
Gunderson Kemarre Lewis – Atyenh Anyany Amper (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 and the distant mountains. I hunt this Read more…
Julieanne Ngwarraye Morton – Atyenh Amper (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 Read more…
Alana Ngwarraye Holmes – Atyenh Amper (My Country) I was born in Ali Curung, my father was Cigarette George, he was a drover and my Mother is Edie Kemarre Holmes. My mother taught me to paint, I watched her when I was small, she is an important artist who was Read more…
Edie Kemarre Holmes – Arratherrk (Bush Flower) They would use the vine of this plant as rope to help carry coolamon with kids. Make like a bag and carry the kids in this. My grandmother was called Arratherrk and her sister was calle Pwelk, the leaf of the bush banana. At Read more…
Dakota Ngwarraye Petrick – Artna Alpeyt (Bush Flowers) These bush flowers grow seasonly in Alyawarr country, some of which are also used in bush medicine remedies. My twin sister Lotoya and I have just started painting, our grandmother Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney has been teaching us, she tells us all about the bush Read more…
Latoya Ngwarraye Petrick – Artna Alpeyt (Bush Flowers) These bush flowers grow seasonally in Alyawarr country, some of which are also used in bush medicine remedies. I have just started painting, my grandmother Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney has been teaching me, she tells me all about the bush flowers. The community Read more…
Daisy Kemarre Moss – Atyenh Amey Amper (My Mother’s Country) Daisy has painted her Mother’s country, Kngwarraye country. Kngwarraye is one of the four main skin names of Ampilatwatja. Bush medicine, goanna and many other traditional bush foods are found here. This is where Daisy’s traditional laws lie. Daisy paints Read more…
Sevania Kemarre Bonney – Atyenh Anyany Amper (My 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 potato) and akarley (wild oranges). I Read more…
Julieanne Ngwarraye Morton – Alpeyt Alpeyt (Flowers Blooming) Walking across my land to look for bush flowers and goanna. I bring home to make medicine for my family and cook the goanna for dinner. Goanna is my favourite to eat.