LILY SANDOVER KNGWARREY - ALHWERT

 LILY SANDOVER KNGWARREY
ALHWERT,  2002
300 x 120cm
synthetic polymer paint on belgian linen
 
PROVENANCE
Utopia, NT
Urapunja Artists, Utopia, Northern Territory(stock STI-02502)Simon Turner International, New South Wales 
 
STORY
The painting relates to the design representing the plant called "Anatye" (Wild Bush Potato), a plant associated with Awelye (ceremonial body paint design) in Theleye country. The arcs in the background depict the body paint design, with the large dots representing the wild bush potato Anatye.
 
EXHIBITED
2003 - Woolloongabba Art Gallery, QLD2008 - Utopian Modern Womenā€™s Collection, Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW2008 - Black and White, NG Art Gallery, NSW2009 - Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, VIC 2015 - Outback to Abstract - Exhibition at Chiefly Plaza, Sydney, Soho Gallery and Coo-ee Gallery in collaboration 2018 - Wild: flora and fauna in Australian Art, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery