Awelye Mickey-jampijinpa-singleton-tag preserving ancient traditions and knowledge

preserving ancient traditions and knowledge

This gradual immersion into the intricate methods of painting cultivated a strong artistic identity that would later emerge prominently in her solo works

water soakages

have been passed down for millennia

and the banks of the creek nestle close to large boulders

Awelye Mickey-jampijinpa-singleton-tag preserving ancient traditions and knowledgeGalyas work is distinctive and highly individual. Her early paintings, dating from around 2004, drew on Portulaca oleraceaknown as munyerooa grass once abundant in the Utopia region and an important food source for generations. Its tiny black seed became central to her imagery, with Galya adopting its half circle form as a dominant motif in her paintings. Over fifty years of cattle grazing greatly reduced the abundance of this grass. In her paintings,