Gabriella Possum
Grandmothers Country
ACAAGP7128
120x90cm
Acrylic paints on linen
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| Description: | This painting depicts Gabriella Possum’s grandmother’s country near Mt. Allen, Northern Territory, Australia. This work is an abstract landscape depicting the natural resources available in the region. Women are shown gathering food, spinifex grass are featured throughout the landscape and sources of water are identified as concentric circles. Seated women with ceremonial body paint designs are depicted by the "U" shapes throughout the work and seated men with spears which are shown as straight lines. This painting provides an excellent over view of an important place to the artist and her ancestry that is abundant with food, vegetation and water.
Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi is the eldest daughter of renowned artist Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, who was awarded Order of Australia in 2002 and met HRH, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1990.In 1985 Gabriella won the prestigeous Alice Springs Art Award while still a student at Yirara College. She is recognised as a culturally significant artist and her work has been exhibited in the U.S.A and throughout Europe. Her work is in many major collections including the National Gallery of Australia and most recently she was commissioned to complete a twenty metre art installation depicting her custodial Grandmother's Country for the 2008 RHS Chelsea Flower Show which was awarded Gold Metal. |
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