Carlene Thompson - Kalaya ngura - 170 x 100 cm - 280-21 (sold)

Carlene Thompson - Kalaya ngura - 170 x 100 cm - 280-21 - Aboriginal art
Carlene Thompson - Kalaya ngura - 170 x 100 cm - 280-21 - Aboriginal art

Carlene Thompson - Kalaya ngura - 170 x 100 cm - 280-21 (sold)

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Artiste : Carlene Thompson (1950)

Titre de l'œuvre : Kalaya ngura

Format : 170 x 100 cm

Provenance et certificat : centre d'art d'Ernabella

Référence de cette peinture d'art Aborigène : 280-21

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Explanations of this Aboriginal painting :

Emu Country. This painting depicts Carlene's family's country, near Kanypi in the Western APY Lands. It is the country of the emu, meaning the emu (kalaya) is the ancestral being who formed that part of the country.
That Kalaya travelled from Kanpi to Watarru. It is very typical for the Kalaya to have many children, like Carlene, who had six children.

Her artworks are in the prestigious following collections :
Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, 2016
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld

Awards :
2019 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Finalist
2019 Australia Council for the Art: Art project for individuals recipient
2018 Quick Response Grant Country Arts SA: Contact, Connection and Conversation
2018 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Finalist
2016 Finalist (collaborative), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award

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