18 February - 11 March
Warnayaka Art Centre is located in Lajamanu in the Tanami Desert and is 580kms south west of Katherine, Northern Territory. The title of the exhibition, Ngurra-kurlu, 'is a representation of the five key elements of Warlpiri culture: Land (also called Country), Law, Language, Ceremony, and Skin (also called Kinship). It is a concept that highlights the primary relationships between these elements, while also creating an awareness of their deeper complexities. Wanta Jampinjinpa Pawu-Kurlpurlurnu explains: If the skin name is not strong, if we don’t use it according to our marriage system law, marrying to the wrong skin group, these others will not be strong as well. Even our language - if it is not strong the other four principles will not function well too. This one too, the law; if we become lawless, both the country and yapa will become sick. And this one as well, ceremony; if we don’t respect our ceremonies and the rituals that belong to skin groups we will become sick and the country will become sick as well. If we disrespect the land we will forget what the land is trying to say. We will disappear as Warlpiri people.' (Pawu-Kurlpurlurnu W J, Holmes M and Box L. 2008. ‘Ngurra-kurlu: A way of working with Warlpiri people’, DKCRC Report 41. Desert Knowledge CRC, Alice Springs.)
Coolamon Dreaming
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 30x80cm / AU$750
Wardilyka Jukurrpa #2
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 30x80cm / AU$750
Seed Dreaming
Rosie Napurrula Tasman
Acrylic on linen 150x120cm / AU$5750
Women’s Dreaming
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 30x80cm / AU$750
Women’s Dreaming
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 30x80cm / AU$750
Rosie Napurrula Tasman
Rosie Napurrula Tasman
Acrylic on linen 150x180cm / AU$6200
Duck Ponds Dreaming
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 60x120cm / Unavailable
Kurlurrngalinypa Jukurrpa (Duck Ponds Dreaming)
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 50x85cm / $1550
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on linen 60x120cm / $2150
Women’s Dreaming
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on linen 150x120cm / $5750
Seed Dreaming
Rosie Napurrula Tasman
Acrylic on linen 60x180cm / AU$3500
Wardilyka manu Warna Jukurrpa (Bush Turkey and Snake Dreaming)
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 50x85cm / $1550
Purrparlarla Dreaming
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 50x85cm / $1550
Turkey Dreaming
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 50x85cm / $1550
Tree Dreaming
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 50x85cm / $1550
Seed Dreaming
Rosie Napurrula Tasman
Acrylic on linen 120x150cm / AU$5750
Witchetty Grub Dreaming
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 50x85cm / $1550
Women's Dreaming
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 50x85cm / $1550
Turkey Dreaming
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 50x85cm / $1550
Snake Dreaming
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 50x85cm / $1550
Wardilyka Jukurrpa (Turkey Dreaming)
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 50x85cm / $1550
SNAKE DREAMING
Lily Nungarrayi Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 50x85cm / $1550
SNAKE DREAMING
Lily Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 40x30cm / AU$425
SNAKE DREAMING
Lily Hargraves
Acrylic on canvas 40x30cm / SOLD