KATHLEEN PETYARRE - MOUNTAIN DEVIL LIZARD DREAMING

 KATHLEEN PETYARRE
MOUNTAIN DEVIL LIZARD DREAMING,  2008
122 x 122cm
synthetic polymer paint on belgian linen
 
PROVENANCE
Utopia, NT
Gallerie Australis, S.ACoo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSWAccompanied by a Gallerie Australis certificate 
 
STORY
The centre of this painting represents a sacred Womenā€™s Dreaming site associated with the green pea (antweth). Depicted throughout the painting are seeds (ntang) of the pea, which are an important food for the ā€�traditional healerā€¯ (ngangkar), and the Mountain Devil Lizard (Arnkerrth). The elongated X-shape represents two of the artistā€™s Mountain Ancestors Dreaming paths.
 
EXHIBITED
Ripples in the Water - Lines in the Sand, March 2010, Dank Street DepotBlack & White, May 2009, Lauraine Diggins Fine ArtBlack & White, December 2008, NG Art GalleryUtopian Modern Womenā€™s Collection, September 2008, Cooee Art Gallery35th Anniversary Exhibition, Oxford Street, Dec 16- Jan 2017