Women’s Ceremony and Bush Medicine (Colleen Morton) The layers of Colleen’s paintings are as detailed and complex as the stories she paints.Colleen’s paintings represent the ceremony that is celebrated by the women in the community, this ceremony involves dance, signing and painting of the body, and here they celebrate their Read more…
Bush Flowers The artists of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories. The artists paint their country where those stories sit. These bush flowers grow seasonly in Alyawarr country, some of which are also used in bush medicine remedies. “When I go out hunting, I like Read more…
Bush Tucker – Maisie Petyarre Bundey;- 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…
View of Country – Alec Pula Lewis The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories, the artists paint their country where those stories sit. Alec was born at McDonald Downs Station. He grew up there with his family living traditionally on the land. Alec Read more…
Women’s Ceremony and Bush Medicine – Colleen Morton The layers of Colleen’s paintings are as detailed and complex as the stories she paints. Colleen’s painting represents a ceremony that is performed by the women in the community. It involves dance, signing and painting the body in ochre, to celebrate their Read more…
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…
My Country – Robina Pitjara Jones This is my country out in Utopia an outstation called Soapy Bore it’s my Father’s country, there’s big soakage, hills, bush medicine and bush tucker. All my family paint, my grandmother, my mother and aunties. I like to paint, I think about my country, the Read more…
My Country – Jessie Ngwarraye Ross The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories. The artists paint their country where those stories belong. Jessie’s landscapes beautifully communicate the rich knowledge she possesses of medicinal plants and country, the heart of her culture. Jessie’s has Read more…
My Mother’s Country – Daisy Kemarre Moss The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories. The artists paint their country where those stories sit. Daisy has painted her Mother’s country, “Kngwarraye” country. Kngwarraye is one of the four main skin names of Ampilatwatja. Bush Read more…
My Country Antarrengeny – Lilly Morton Kemarre The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories. The artists paint their country where those stories sit. Lilly has painted her country, Antarrengeny. The brightly coloured flowers and small bushes are bush medicine and are still used Read more…