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Caterpillar (Aylperlayt) Dreaming Sandy is concerned with Caterpillar Dreaming. His painting depicts an aerial view of his country as created by the Caterpillar Ancestor. Sandy maintains the classical men’s tradition of meticulously laid out geometric lines and circles representing the...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Caterpillar (Aylperlayt) Dreaming Sandy is concerned with Caterpillar Dreaming. His painting depicts an aerial view of his country as created by the Caterpillar Ancestor. Sandy maintains the classical men’s tradition of meticulously laid out geometric lines and circles representing the tracks and marks of the Ancestral journeys. His distinctive work consists of hundreds of thousands of carefully executed minute dots in a broad harmony of colour. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2013:/aboriginal_art//4.462 2013-04-16T07:12:39Z 2013-04-16T07:47:24Z

Western Arrernte artist Janelle Napaltjarri Stockman (deceased), was born in 1976 and began painting in 2001. She was an extraordinary artist and tragically her career was cut short when she died in a car accident in November, 2009. Janelle’s grandfather...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Western Arrernte artist Janelle Napaltjarri Stockman (deceased), was born in 1976 and began painting in 2001. She was an extraordinary artist and tragically her career was cut short when she died in a car accident in November, 2009. Janelle’s grandfather Billy Stockman, was famed for being one of the original members of the Papunya Tula artists. Janelle Napaltjarri Stockman was a contemporary abstract artist who drew her inspiration from the landscape, flora, fauna, and stories from her grandfather. Her primary subjects were her country, sand dunes and women’s business. Her earliest works featured bold lineage, dot work and traditional concentric circles. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2013:/aboriginal_art//4.461 2013-04-16T04:41:17Z 2013-04-16T05:10:52Z

Janelle Napaltjarri depicted the transformation of her country from desert to a carpet of wild flowers after the summer rains. She overlaid the canvas with threads of white and then applied squares of reds, yellows, oranges and burnt sienna in...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Janelle Napaltjarri depicted the transformation of her country from desert to a carpet of wild flowers after the summer rains. She overlaid the canvas with threads of white and then applied squares of reds, yellows, oranges and burnt sienna in linear patterns to resemble topiary. She observed the desert wildflowers as an art form - a type of living sculpture. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2013:/aboriginal_art//4.460 2013-04-15T04:35:52Z 2013-04-15T05:59:49Z

Walala was born in the early 1960’s in the Gibson Desert and as one of nine lived a nomadic life (including his brothers Warlimpirrnga and Thomas). They made history in October 1984 when they had first contact with ‘the outside...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Walala was born in the early 1960’s in the Gibson Desert and as one of nine lived a nomadic life (including his brothers Warlimpirrnga and Thomas). They made history in October 1984 when they had first contact with ‘the outside world and Europeans’ for the first time. Walala paints the Tingari Cycle, which is a series of sacred and secret songlines. These Tingari are associated with his Dreaming sites at Marua, Mintarnpi, Wanapatangu, Minna Minna, Naami, Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay) and Yarrawangu, which are all in the Gibson Desert, Western Australia. These were some of the places where the Tingari Ancestors stopped for ceremonies during their travels across the country. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2013:/aboriginal_art//4.457 2013-04-05T07:02:42Z 2013-04-30T15:13:48Z

Conley Ebatarinja's watercolours are characterised by soft hues and depcitions of Western Arrernte landscape. A backdrop of the Ranges in beautiful shades of purples, pinks and blues contrast with the foreground of desert. This work was painted in early summer...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Conley Ebatarinja's watercolours are characterised by soft hues and depcitions of Western Arrernte landscape. A backdrop of the Ranges in beautiful shades of purples, pinks and blues contrast with the foreground of desert. This work was painted in early summer - before the rains. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2013:/aboriginal_art//4.456 2013-04-05T06:05:41Z 2013-05-01T05:42:21Z

Evocative watercolour by landscape artist Conley Ebatarinja originally from Hermannsburg. The Hermannsburg painters' work is characterised by soft hues, usually water colours, of their Western Arrernte landscape, which European settlers named the Western Macdonnell Ranges. Previously, Western Arrernte people had...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Evocative watercolour by landscape artist Conley Ebatarinja originally from Hermannsburg. The Hermannsburg painters' work is characterised by soft hues, usually water colours, of their Western Arrernte landscape, which European settlers named the Western Macdonnell Ranges. Previously, Western Arrernte people had only used art in a ceremonial sense, as topographical interpretations of their country and their particular Dreamings, painted using symbols. The Ghost Gum features prominently in the works, a sacred and important part of Western Arrernte mythology. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2012:/aboriginal_art//4.451 2012-09-10T07:11:50Z 2012-09-10T07:49:44Z

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Annie Pitjara Hunter loves to sculpt quirky animals and ceremonial women from the wood of the native bean tree. She chops a large chunk of the trunk and then shapes it with chisels and a small axe. Afterwards she paints...

Sonja http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au Annie Pitjara Hunter loves to sculpt quirky animals and ceremonial women from the wood of the native bean tree. She chops a large chunk of the trunk and then shapes it with chisels and a small axe. Afterwards she paints it in interesting colurs with polymer acrylic paint. tag:www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au,2012:/aboriginal_art//4.436 2012-01-10T07:05:36Z 2013-05-05T05:35:29Z

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 2012-02-17T01:33:03Z

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 2012-04-23T05:08:42Z

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 2013-04-16T07:11:39Z

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.