ANGES PULA RUBUNTJA - ALL THE BUSH TUCKER

ANGES PULA RUBUNTJA
ALL THE BUSH TUCKER,  2024
107 x 75.5 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
 
REGION
Epenarra, NT
 
PROVENANCE
Barkly Arts, NT
Art Leven, NSW
 
STORY
"All the bush tucker and medicine. In here, underneath the water, in the springs, in the trees. Growing up, sugar bag, porcupine, goanna - a lot of bush tucker. People in the hills, it's all in here."

Agnes Pula Rubuntja is an Alyawarr artist from Ampilatwatja. Agnes began her creative career painting with the Artists of Ampilatwatja with her mother and aunts before she moved to Canteen Creek and begun painting with the Artists of the Barkly. Agnes' works feature recurring images of bush medicine and bush tucker, reflecting her deep cultural knowledge and understanding of Country. Agnes comes from a prolific family of painters, including Epenarra artist Jimmy Rubuntja.
 
EXHIBITED
Reclaimed / Art from the Barkly, Octorber 2024, Art Leven