Awelye Size:90 x 120 cm with the Tingari men

with the Tingari men

In this painting Maureen has depicted her country

she assisted her husband

Common occasions for body paint application include hunting ceremonies and coming-of-age ceremonies for both men and women

In their paintings

Awelye Size:90 x 120 cm with the Tingari men4 Sisters, Minnie, Galya Emily and Molly painting Awelye Awelye Atnwengerrp the title of the painting refers to significant aspects of the life of the artists Minnie, Molly, Galya and Emily Pwerle . These are bush fruits, body paint, ceremonies, dancing lines and their homeland Atnwengerrp, a region of Utopia, some 250 km north west of Alice Springs in Central Australia. In their paintings, Minnie, Molly, Emily and Galya draw on the same dreamings.