Awelye Size:126 x 194 cm Her upbringing in these locations

Her upbringing in these locations deeply influenced her connection to her Country and culture

and speaks about the witchetty grub story

A notable milestone occurred in 2008 when Gabriella was invited to create a 20-metre mural for the Royal Chelsea Flower Show in London

Today she paints at Tjala Arts and the APY Studio in Adelaide

These rock holes serve as an essential water source for the Anangu

Awelye Size:126 x 194 cm Her upbringing in these locationsGalyas work is distinctive and highly individual. Her early paintings, dating from around 2004, drew on Portulaca oleraceaknown as munyerooa grass once abundant in the Utopia region and an important food source for generations. Its tiny black seed became central to her imagery, with Galya adopting its half circle form as a dominant motif in her paintings. Over fifty years of cattle grazing greatly reduced the abundance of this grass. In her paintings,