Awelye - Dancing Lines Sally-ann-roberts-tag captivating paintings that gain depth

captivating paintings that gain depth when the underlying stories are revealed

I got away from them once

the Pwerle sisters home country

We were wearing yakapiri [bush used to make sandals to protect feet from the hot ground]

Awelye - Dancing Lines Sally-ann-roberts-tag captivating paintings that gain depth4 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.