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Awelye - Dancing Lines4 Sisters, Minnie, Galya Emily and Molly painting Awelye Awelye Atnwengerrp the title of the painting refers to significant aspects of the life of the artists Minnie, Molly, Galya and Emily Pwerle . These are bush fruits, body paint, ceremonies, dancing lines and their homeland Atnwengerrp, a region of Utopia, some 250 km north west of Alice Springs in Central Australia. In their paintings, Minnie, Molly, Emily and Galya draw on the same dreamings.

It at times takes a long walk to one of the water-holes

Background and Early Life

Her work is recognised within the mainstream of contemporary art

Her upbringing in these locations deeply influenced her connection to her Country and culture

at Utiopa Art in Sydney

this work speaks volumes about Kathleen’s country and her connection with it

is a series of sacred and mythological song cycles which describe the epic journey of the Ancestors in the Dreamtime (Tjukurrpa) as they travelled through the land creating particular sites and teaching Aboriginal law

Powerhouse Museum

Her father was Toba Tjakamarra

such as collecting bush tucker like seeds

Tjunkiya was born ca

Portulaca oleracea is a vital food source for desert people because it is highly nutritious and still manages to set seed during times of low rainfall

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