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Jessie Pitjara Hunter was born in 1957 at MacDonald Downs and is the sister of renowned artists Sandy, Annie and Susan Pitjara Hunter. Her work has been collected by many significant public and private galleries and institutions. Jessie’s Dreaming is...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Jessie Pitjara Hunter was born in 1957 at MacDonald Downs and is the sister of renowned artists Sandy, Annie and Susan Pitjara Hunter. Her work has been collected by many significant public and private galleries and institutions. Jessie’s Dreaming is Awely (Body Paint). In her paintings, she symbolizes all that is associated with Awely - the decorated torsos of the women, the women's ceremonial sites or dreaming places where women are gathered and the other representations of the ceremony – digging and music sticks, coolamons and feather adornments. Her paintings depict different body designs which are painted on the women’s breasts, arms and shoulders. She paints these designs from an aerial perspective. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2012:/aboriginal_art//4.435 2012-01-10T06:31:25Z 2012-01-10T07:03:10Z

Natalie Pula Holmes’ work is shaped by the nature and landscape of the Eastern Desert, Central Australia. This work is inspired by patterns and shapes Natalie discovers in the ever changing landscape of the Eastern Desert, Central Australia. 2009/10: East-West-Brush...

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2009/10: East-West-Brush with Art, Prairie Hotel, Parachilna, South Australia

2009: Aboriginal art in Korea, Gong Pyeong Art Space, Seoul, Korea

2010: The Utopia Story, Australasian Arts Projects, Singapore

2010: Western and Eastern Desert Art, Blaxlands Inn, Hunter Valley, NSW

2010: Aboriginal Artists UK Spring Show 11-13 June, London

2011: Utopian Aboriginal Art, Without Pier Gallery, Melbourne

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Thomas had a traditional nomadic childhood with eight others of his extended family (including his brothers Warlimpirrnga and Walala). In October 1984 they made international news when they had first contact with ‘the outside world and Europeans” by moving to...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Thomas had a traditional nomadic childhood with eight others of his extended family (including his brothers Warlimpirrnga and Walala). In October 1984 they made international news when they had first contact with ‘the outside world and Europeans” by moving to Kiwirrkura. Thomas paints the Tingari Cycle and Men’s Business. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2012:/aboriginal_art//4.432 2012-01-08T03:50:04Z 2012-01-08T04:53:35Z

Lisa is from a family of renowned artists including her mother, Dolly Petyarre Mills, and her auntie, Gloria Petyarre Mills. As a relatively new, emerging artist she has taken on one dreaming passed down by her family. The Bush Potato...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Lisa is from a family of renowned artists including her mother, Dolly Petyarre Mills, and her auntie, Gloria Petyarre Mills. As a relatively new, emerging artist she has taken on one dreaming passed down by her family. The Bush Potato is a tasty, fibrous tuber that grows in the Alhalker region of Utopia and is of great significance to the Anmatyerr and Alyawarr women of the Eastern Desert region. Lisa depicts the Bush Potato as its roots spreading across the country much the same as her brush strokes spread across the canvas. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2011:/aboriginal_art//4.431 2011-09-01T04:25:55Z 2011-09-01T04:28:29Z

Janice Kngwarreye Morton comes from a large artistic family and is an exceptional sculptor of wooden artefacts. She lives on Utopia with her husband and sculptor Wally Pwerle Clarke....

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Janice Kngwarreye Morton comes from a large artistic family and is an exceptional sculptor of wooden artefacts. She lives on Utopia with her husband and sculptor Wally Pwerle Clarke. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2011:/aboriginal_art//4.429 2011-09-01T03:57:05Z 2011-09-01T04:11:18Z

Janelle's paintings have always been noted as very contemporary in style and colour. Her earliest works featured bold lineage, dot work and traditional concentric circles. She draws inspiration from a number of places; the landscape, a story from her past...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Janelle's paintings have always been noted as very contemporary in style and colour. Her earliest works featured bold lineage, dot work and traditional concentric circles. She draws inspiration from a number of places; the landscape, a story from her past and her dream to be a famed artist like her grandfather; such that her works do not tell a story of her ancient dreamtime but simply any expression of herself. Janelle has always said that she paints from within, like any artist, using freedom of expression. She loves mixing beautiful colours, whether they are bright or pastel, or making a bold statement with black and white. She says that the colours of the bush and her environment are all of these. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2011:/aboriginal_art//4.428 2011-09-01T03:42:09Z 2011-09-01T03:44:46Z

Joy Jones’ inspiration for her paintings is derived from her knowledge of Awely or women’s business. Awely describes everything associated with women’s ceremonies or rituals including the painted designs adorning the women’s bodies....

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Joy Jones’ inspiration for her paintings is derived from her knowledge of Awely or women’s business. Awely describes everything associated with women’s ceremonies or rituals including the painted designs adorning the women’s bodies. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2011:/aboriginal_art//4.427 2011-09-01T03:17:41Z 2011-08-31T12:51:20Z

Gladdy’s paintings of Bush Men relate to events of at least 100 years ago before white men came to the Central Desert region. Gladdy depicts the confrontations of the Anmatyerr men with other people of the desert. The confrontations were...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Gladdy’s paintings of Bush Men relate to events of at least 100 years ago before white men came to the Central Desert region. Gladdy depicts the confrontations of the Anmatyerr men with other people of the desert. The confrontations were either conciliatory or aggressive. There are scenes of people meeting, talking and sharing tucker together and of hunting and fighting. The varying background colour represents the different areas and the different seasons within her country. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2011:/aboriginal_art//4.410 2011-08-12T04:27:04Z 2011-09-01T04:23:53Z

Lucky comes from a very large artistic family. Her mother, Mary Kemarre Morton and sisters Sarah, Ruby, Hazel, Janice and Audrey are all well known painters. Her Dreamings include Alpeyt (Wild Flowers), Rainbow Dreaming (Mpwelarr), Ilyarn, Ilyarnayt, Tharrkarr (Sweet Honey...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Lucky comes from a very large artistic family. Her mother, Mary Kemarre Morton and sisters Sarah, Ruby, Hazel, Janice and Audrey are all well known painters. Her Dreamings include Alpeyt (Wild Flowers), Rainbow Dreaming (Mpwelarr), Ilyarn, Ilyarnayt, Tharrkarr (Sweet Honey Grevillea) and Yerramp (Honey Ant). Lucky Morton depicts the transformation of her country from desert to a carpet of wild flowers after the summer rains. She camouflages the canvas in a morass of colour overlaid with threads of white (using the gutta instrument, which she used for batik making). tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2011:/aboriginal_art//4.408 2011-08-06T04:08:28Z 2011-08-22T05:56:18Z

Charlie is the son of renowned artist Freddy Kngwarreye Jones who sanctions what can be shown and painted. As well as passing his Dreaming onto his son Charlie, Freddy has taught Charlie his technique with acrylic painting. Son and father...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Charlie is the son of renowned artist Freddy Kngwarreye Jones who sanctions what can be shown and painted. As well as passing his Dreaming onto his son Charlie, Freddy has taught Charlie his technique with acrylic painting. Son and father often collaborate on painting their Dreaming. Charlie’s works depict the ground designs for the sacred ceremonies for his Dreamings – the Wallaby, the Kangaroo and the Snake. The u-shapes represent the indentations made by man when he sits and the circles represent the men whose bodies are covered in down, paint and ochre, sitting in circles ‘singing in’ the young men. Meticulously executed because of the importance of his subject matter, Charlie’s work is very geometric and masculine. This is the ground design for the sacred ceremony of the Snake (Kwerrenty). The designs are prepared on the ground during lengthy song cycles marking the journey of the Snake Ancestor. This represents an aerial view of the lay of the land as created by the Snake Ancestor. Charlie shows the Snake moving throughout his country in search of food. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2011:/aboriginal_art//4.407 2011-08-06T03:59:18Z 2011-08-22T06:05:12Z

Freddy is one of the important elders of the Utopian land. He lives at Thelye community on Utopia and this is where he sits and passes on his Dreamings to his son, Charlie Kngwarreye Jones works are depicted from an...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Freddy is one of the important elders of the Utopian land. He lives at Thelye community on Utopia and this is where he sits and passes on his Dreamings to his son, Charlie Kngwarreye Jones works are depicted from an aerial perspective - the ground designs for the sacred ceremonies for his Dreamings – the Wallaby, the Caterpillar and the Old Man Kangaroo. The u-shapes represent the indentations made by man when he sits and the circles represent the men whose bodies are covered in down, paint and ocher, sitting in circles ‘singing in’ the young men. Meticulously executed because of the importance of his subject matter, Freddy’s work is very geometric and masculine. This is the ground design for the sacred ceremony of the Wallaby. The designs are prepared on the ground during lengthy song cycles marking the journey of the Wallaby Ancestor. This represents an aerial view of the lay of the land as created by the Wallaby Ancestor. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2011:/aboriginal_art//4.405 2011-08-06T03:45:23Z 2011-09-01T04:37:42Z

Joy Jones’ inspiration for her paintings is derived from her knowledge of Awely or women’s business. Awely describes everything associated with women’s ceremonies or rituals including the painted designs adorning the women’s bodies. In preparation for the ceremonies, the women...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Joy Jones’ inspiration for her paintings is derived from her knowledge of Awely or women’s business. Awely describes everything associated with women’s ceremonies or rituals including the painted designs adorning the women’s bodies. In preparation for the ceremonies, the women paint designs on the top half of their body using a variety of powders, ground from charcoal and yellow and red ochre. The body paint designs vary from ceremony to ceremony and depend on the subject and the time of year the ceremony is held. Different symbols are painted on the body and may vary from person to person depending on the seniority of each member. Joy Kngwarreye Jones’s paintings represent her interpretation of these designs which she views from an aerial perspective. Note: The women’s ceremonies are focal points in the life of the community and are integral to the happiness and well being of the people. They gather together and sing and dance led by the most senior women of the clan group. It is at these ceremonial gatherings that the women, especially the younger ones, are taught the tribal dreamings or rules of life by the senior women. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2011:/aboriginal_art//4.404 2011-08-06T03:39:41Z 2011-08-22T06:35:50Z

The Arnwekety is a small black current, rich in vitamin C. The small black berry has a sweet taste with a sour pip. Arnwekety can be found at Utopia from March through to May. Arrarntenh is a larger, grape size...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au The Arnwekety is a small black current, rich in vitamin C. The small black berry has a sweet taste with a sour pip. Arnwekety can be found at Utopia from March through to May. Arrarntenh is a larger, grape size fruit and ranges in colour from a transparent skin through to light yellows and oranges, maturing into a bright pink or purple. It is widely consumed by the people of Utopia as it is high in nutritional value. Ollie Kemarre (deceased) depicts the Bush Plum Dreaming using fine dot-work in various autumnal colours which represent the various phases of the fruits ripening to maturity and reflects the changing seasonal influences. The Bush Plum plant is of great significance to the women of the Eastern Desert region. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2011:/aboriginal_art//4.401 2011-08-06T02:47:13Z 2011-08-22T06:03:07Z

Cowboy Louie lives at Mosquito Bore with his two wives, sisters, Carole and Elizabeth. His dreamings include that of the Bush Turkey (Arwengerrp), Emu (Ankerr) Tucker and Lizard (Arlewatyerr). In his work Cowboy Louie depicts his Bush Turkey (Arwengerrp) Dreaming...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Cowboy Louie lives at Mosquito Bore with his two wives, sisters, Carole and Elizabeth. His dreamings include that of the Bush Turkey (Arwengerrp), Emu (Ankerr) Tucker and Lizard (Arlewatyerr). In his work Cowboy Louie depicts his Bush Turkey (Arwengerrp) Dreaming using traditional dot symbols on a background of dark, earthy colours. His work is characterised by geometric shapes outlined in dots. The circles, points and triangles represent the Bush Turkey’s tracks and flight path as he moves between the soakages (represented by concentric circles of dots) over Cowboy Louie’s country. The tracks of the Bush Turkey Ancestor show that this is an important creation site for the bush turkey ancestors. Note: The Bush Turkey spends much of its time walking and is therefore an easy target for hunters. They are a much sought after source of tucker. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2011:/aboriginal_art//4.399 2011-08-06T02:24:59Z 2011-08-22T07:16:58Z

Joy Jones’ inspiration for her paintings is derived from her knowledge of Awely or women’s business. Awely describes everything associated with women’s ceremonies or rituals including the painted designs adorning the women’s bodies. In preparation for the ceremonies, the women...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Joy Jones’ inspiration for her paintings is derived from her knowledge of Awely or women’s business. Awely describes everything associated with women’s ceremonies or rituals including the painted designs adorning the women’s bodies. In preparation for the ceremonies, the women paint designs on the top half of their body using a variety of powders, ground from charcoal and yellow and red ochre. The body paint designs vary from ceremony to ceremony and depend on the subject and the time of year the ceremony is held. Different symbols are painted on the body and may vary from person to person depending on the seniority of each member. Joy Kngwarreye Jones’s paintings represent her interpretation of these designs which she views from an aerial perspective. Note: The women’s ceremonies are focal points in the life of the community and are integral to the happiness and well being of the people. They gather together and sing and dance led by the most senior women of the clan group. It is at these ceremonial gatherings that the women, especially the younger ones, are taught the tribal dreamings or rules of life by the senior women.