{"product_id":"colleen-wallace-nungarrayi-nungari-dreamtime-sisters-19","title":"COLLEEN WALLACE NUNGARRAYI (NUNGARI) - Dreamtime Sisters","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOLLEEN WALLACE NUNGARRAYI (NUNGARI)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTITLE: DREAMTIME SISTERS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACRYLIC ON LINEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e117.5CM X\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e77CM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOLLEEN HAS SIGNED THE PAINTING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREF#CW505\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDOB: C1973. Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKnown as: Colleen Wallace Ningarrayi, also spelled Ningari or Nungarrayi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: Eastern Arrernte\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDreaming’s: Awelye (Women’s Dreaming) Bush seeds, Bush Yam (Arlatyeye) \u0026amp; Dreamtime Sisters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColleen Wallace Nungarrayi is an Eastern Arrernte artist who grew up between Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa) and Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in the Northern Territory. She comes from a distinguished family of Eastern Arrernte painters, including her stepmother, the celebrated Keringke artist Kathleen Kemarre Wallace, and her aunt Gabriella Wallace. A self-taught painter, Colleen began working in the early 1990s under Kathleen's guidance. Today she lives in the Utopia region with her husband Colin Bird, an accomplished painter and the son of the renowned Ada Bird Petyarre, and her work has been shown across Australia and internationally.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwelye (Women's Dreaming) — Awelye refers to the women's ceremonies that honour Country, ancestors and the wellbeing of the community. In these gatherings the women paint their bodies with ochre designs and perform the songs and dances tied to their sites. Colleen marks the ceremony in warm yellow and red ochre tones that echo the paint worn on skin during Awelye.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBush Seeds — The bush seed story belongs to the women's tradition of gathering and preparing food from the desert. After good rain the native grasses and shrubs set seed, which the women collect, winnow and grind into flour for damper. Colleen's dotting maps the places these seeds are found and celebrates the abundance the land provides.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBush Yam (Arlatyeye) — The Arlatyeye, or Pencil Yam, is an edible tuberous plant that grows through the Utopia region. Its vine and flower spread across the ground while the yams lie hidden beneath, shown in Colleen's work as concentric circles that mark where they can be dug. The women honour the spirit of the yam in ceremony. Colleen was given permission to paint this Dreaming by her grandfather, the senior artist Kenny Tilmouth Panangka.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDreamtime Sisters — Colleen's most celebrated works, the Dreamtime Sisters, are called Irrernte-arenye in Eastern Arrernte. These ancestral spirits are among the first beings of the Creation, and their role is to watch over Country, guide the people and guard sacred and ceremonial sites. Colleen paints them in luminous colour and fine, intricate dotting, often shown rising and floating above the land they protect.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis striking piece is painted in a shimmering pewter acrylic that catches the light beautifully, as you can see in the close up photos.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColleen's paintings blend traditional story with a vibrant, contemporary use of colour, and her work is held in collections across Australia and overseas. This painting was purchased directly from Colleen, and a gallery certificate of authenticity will be provided with the sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"COLLEEN WALLACE NUNGARRAYI (NUNGARI)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67108532944941,"sku":null,"price":2600.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/9130\/6797\/files\/CW505-6.jpg?v=1784859688","url":"https:\/\/altyerre.com.au\/products\/colleen-wallace-nungarrayi-nungari-dreamtime-sisters-19","provider":"Altyerre Aboriginal Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}