SALLY CLARK
Size: 92cm x 49cm
Description: This acrylic on canvas is a contemporary piece of Aboriginal art depicting water dreaming. It has vibrant colors and a calming quality.
© Sally Clark
BARBARA NAPANGARTI REID
Born: c.1964
Region: Tjukurla (Western Desert)
Language Group: Ngaanyatjarra
Barbara Napangarti Reid is a Ngaanyatjarra woman working in a individualistic style depicting the country of Tjukurla in the Gibson Desert, Western Australia. Barbara's paintings are beautiful depictions of place, paintings of the lands to which she is custodian and the songs that explain them. Characteristic for Barbara is the depiction of puli - rock formations, and tuli - sand hills, those features that are so much a part of the land from which she comes. Also vital to Barbara's work is the telling of women's sacred stories - minyma - narratives that revolve around the role of the woman as healer and provider within Ngaanyatjarra society. With their beautiful lyricism and exquisite tonal palette Barbara's paintings work to capture the viewer, mesmerizing with their quiet intensity and irrepressible joy.
© Barbara Reid