COLLEEN WALLACE NUNGARRAYI (NUNGARI) - Dreamtime Sisters
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description: COLLEEN WALLACE NUNGARRAYI (NUNGARI) TITLE: DREAMTIME SISTERS ACRYLIC ON LINEN 117.5CM X 77CM COLLEEN HAS SIGNED THE PAINTING REF#CW505 DOB: C1973. Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa) Known as: Colleen Wallace Ningarrayi, also spelled Ningari or Nungarrayi Language: Eastern Arrernte Dreaming’s: Awelye (Women’s Dreaming) Bush seeds, Bush Yam (Arlatyeye) & Dreamtime Sisters Colleen Wallace Nungarrayi is an Eastern Arrernte artist who grew up between Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa) and Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in the Northern Territory. She comes from a distinguished family of Eastern Arrernte painters, including her stepmother, the celebrated Keringke artist Kathleen Kemarre Wallace, and her aunt Gabriella Wallace. A self-taught painter, Colleen began working in the early 1990s under Kathleen's guidance. Today she lives in the Utopia region with her husband Colin Bird, an accomplished painter and the son of the renowned Ada Bird Petyarre, and her work has been shown across Australia and internationally. Awelye (Women's Dreaming) — Awelye refers to the women's ceremonies that honour Country, ancestors and the wellbeing of the community. In these gatherings the women paint their bodies with ochre designs and perform the songs and dances tied to their sites. Colleen marks the ceremony in warm yellow and red ochre tones that echo the paint worn on skin during Awelye. Bush Seeds — The bush seed story belongs to the women's tradition of gathering and preparing food from the desert. After good rain the native grasses and shrubs set seed, which the women collect, winnow and grind into flour for damper. Colleen's dotting maps the places these seeds are found and celebrates the abundance the land provides. Bush Yam (Arlatyeye) — The Arlatyeye, or Pencil Yam, is an edible tuberous plant that grows through the Utopia region. Its vine and flower spread across the ground while the yams lie hidden beneath, shown in Colleen's work as concentric circles that mark where they can be dug. The …
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