Songlines - NAIDOC 2016

A Collection of Fine Indigenous Art


Songlines - NAIDOC 2016

A Collection of Fine Indigenous Art


THERESA NOWEE (dec)

Tjurnu
604/09
Acrylic on Linen
Tjurnu | 604/09
Acrylic on Linen
150 x 100cm | 59.06 x 39.37in
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Born to artist Brandy Tjungurrayi and Nowee Nangala, Theresa Nowee comes from a lineage of fine painters.

This is a story of her mother’s country located near Wirrimanu (Balgo). Reflecting the landscape, Theresa depicts Tjurnu, a sacred rockhole surrounded by features of the land including spinifex grasses and desert trees. This country also nurtures readily found bush tucker such as pura (bush tomatoes), kantijilyi (raisins) and delicious blackberries.