KITTY NAPANANGKA SIMON - WOMEN'S DREAMING

 KITTY NAPANANGKA SIMON
WOMEN'S DREAMING,  2017
40 x 30 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
 
PROVENANCE
Lajamanu, NT
Warnayaka Art and Cultural Aboriginal Corporation, NTCooee Art, Sydney 
 
STORY
This dreaming tells about a womenā€™s ceremony. Only the women know this dreaming. It talks about traveling from north to south, east and west teaching all the young kids. They all teach people from different skin groups, so that the dreamings are passed along to the young children.Biograhy:Napanangka works with a variety of traditional and contemporary art mediums including body paintings in ochre and acrylic on linen and canvas. She is a very traditional lady who understands her culture. Her family come from LakeMackay area. She was born in Yuendumu and arrived in Lajamanu at 10 years of age. Napanangka enjoys painting as it is a social activity in Lajamanu. Her experiences of travelling through the desert and life in Lajamanu coupled withknowledge of culture is now shown in defining colours and styles. Kitty uses a mixture of line work, coming from body art and ceremony, and intricate dot work.Story:This dreaming tells about a womenā€™s ceremony. Only the women know this dreaming. It talks about travelling from north to south, east and west teaching all the young kids. They all teach people from different skin groups, so that the dreamings are passed along to the young children.
 
EXHIBITED
The Bold & The Beautiful, March 2018, Cooee Art Paddington