PublishedArt Gallery Of South Australia, December 2022 |
ISBN9781921668531 |
FormatHardcover, 112 pages |
Dimensions23cm × 23.6cm × 2cm |
A tribute to strong women by renowned Aboriginal women artists from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands of South Australia. This book will accompany the national regional touring exhibition which features contemporary paintings, moving-image and sculptural works in tjanpi (desert grass) from the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia, as part of AGSA's acclaimed Tarnanthi exhibition program.
In this exhibition of recent works, Anangu women artists share cultural knowledge and tjukurpa (ancestral stories) across generations, such as the wellknown Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters) story about women who travel together and look after each other. Artists including Angkuna Baker, Kunmanara Wawiriya Burton, Nyunmiti Burton, Sylvia Ken, Betty Muffler, Kunmanara Militjari Pumani, Kaylene Whiskey and Yaritji Young.
