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MB023572

My Grandmother's Country

Medium
Acrylic on Linen
Size
120 x 120cm
Year Painted
2004
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MB023572

My Grandmother's Country

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Catalogue Number:
MB023572

Artist Profile

Teresa, a daughter of Barbara Weir (dec), was born in Darwin but spent time in U…

Artist Profile

Artist Profile

Teresa Purla
Born:

1963

Language Group:

Anmatyerre

Country:

Atnwengerrp, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Medium:

Acrylic on Canvas and Linen

Subjects:

My Grandmother's Country, Awelye (Women's Ceremony) for Anemangkerr (Bush Melon)

Teresa, a daughter of Barbara Weir (dec), was born in Darwin but spent time in Utopia with her mother. She began painting in 1990 and her detailed works reflect an influence from Barbara's 'My Mother's Country' series.

Over the past decade, Teresa has painted for various galleries in her area, including Framed Gallery in Darwin, Fremantle Gallery and Pearl Art Gallery in Broome as well as for Mbantua Gallery.

Teresa exhibited with Barbara in Sydney in 2001, and one of her earlier works was sold through Sotheby's Auction in May 2000. Her artwork also features in the pavement design of the Red Centre Garden, which opened in Canberra's Botanic Garden in October 2013.

COLLECTIONS
Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs, NT
EXHIBITIONS
2000
Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
2001
Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2003
My Grandmother and Me, World Vision Walkabout, Sydney, NSW

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Artist Name, Artwork Size, Medium, Year Painted,

Information

Artist Name:
Teresa Purla
Artwork Size:
120 x 120cm
Medium:
Acrylic on Linen
Year Painted:
2004
Title:
My Grandmother's Country
Free Shipping Worldwide!:
This painting on linen will be shipped in a cylinder to you free of charge, worldwide! An option to have this painting 'stretched' onto a wooden frame may be available. If selected, further charges will apply and will be calculated at checkout.

Description

Teresa paints her grandmother's country, Atnwengerrp. Her designs depict some significant sites of Atnwengerrp country including land formations and campsites as well as flora and fauna.

Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Spiritual Figures and ancestral dancing tracks, as they can still be seen today, etched in the rocks at Anthep, are also depicted. This ancestral place remains the most significant site on Atnwengerrp country for Teresa's people today. It is a place where everyone - men, women and children - can meet together and camp.

Located at
Mbantua Alice Gallery