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AwelyeBefore cattle were introduced to Utopia Station, the surrounding country was abundant with Portulaca oleracea, a grass long used by Indigenous people as an important food source. This grass produces tiny black seeds, which Galya represents as symmetrical half circle forms across her canvases. Indigenous people use the seeds in several ways: they can be ground on a flat rock with a stone to make flour for bread or cookies, or mixed with water to create

continuing in the footsteps of her late grandmother and mother in telling the Seven Sisters story and how it relates to kapi tjukula (many rock holes)

Her bold and vibrant paintings feature fearless brush strokes and invigorating palettes

she is regarded as one of the most talented and exciting young Indigenous artists

1992 IBM – Kawasaki City Gallery

Her paintings depict the grass in various states: burning

She often references Antara

in Abie’s grandfather’s country

too much humbug for too long’

Galya recalls a time when its seeds formed an important part of her clan’s diet and held deep cultural significance

Minnie Pwerle (c

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