Grass Seed Dreaming Medium:Acrylic on Linen Personal Life and Artistic Milestones

Personal Life and Artistic Milestones

is a celebrated Aboriginal artist who began her career during the batik era and remains a pivotal figure in the Aboriginal painting movement

innovation

Ada participated in the batik program at Utopia and therefore was one of the originators of the 'Utopia School'

representing sustenance for her people across generations

Grass Seed Dreaming Medium:Acrylic on Linen Personal Life and Artistic MilestonesIn many of Barbara Weirs paintings, long, tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century. Its botanical name is Portulaca oleracea. For thousands of years, this grass has been important to Aboriginal people because its small black seeds can be ground into flour. Rather than painting the seeds, Weir depicts the grass itself. Her colours show its natural