Kathleen PETYARRE

Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming , 2010

Regarded as one of the leading artists on the contemporary Aboriginal scene, Kathleen Petyarre's work depicts a topographical view of her clan territory, evoking the ancestral myth of the Arnkerrth Lizard Woman. At the centre of the canvas is the cer...

Linda Syddick NAPALJARRI

My Father is in Heaven , 1996

In this painting, the artist pays tribute to his late father. His totem was the emu, represented four times by the pairs of three-toed legs at the corners of the canvas, perhaps indicating the four points of the compass. The emus are gathered around...

Emily Kame KNGWARREYE

“My Country” , 1995

Emily began painting at the age of 80. Her work, a reflection of extraordinary energy, has made her one of the most internationally recognised Aboriginal artists. As a posthumous tribute, Emily was chosen to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale...

Abie Loy KEMARRE

Bush Hen Dreaming , 2023

Originally from Utopia in the Central Desert, Abie Loy represents here an 'aerial' mental projection of her sacred territory associated with the Ancestor of the wild hen. In the Dreamtime, the mythical time of the creation of the World, this ancestor...

Abie Loy KEMARRE

Bush Leaves , 2023

Abie Loy is one of the new generation of artists living in the Utopia community, in the heart of the Australian desert. She began painting in 1994 on the advice of her grandmother, the famous Kathleen Petyarre, who guided her in her first works, insp...

ARTISTES D'ERUB ARTS

Beizam , 2019

This 'Beizam' ('shark' in Meriam, an Aboriginal language) represents the horror of death and destruction caused by abandoned fishing nets in the Torres Strait region of Australia. It was created by sewing salvaged fishing nets, or 'ghost nets', which...