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SP10325

Atwakeye (Bush Orange)

Valorine Kngwarreye Morgan

Valorine Kngwarreye Morgan

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Medium
Acrylic on Canvas
Size
30 x 30cm
Year Painted
2023
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SP10325

Atwakeye (Bush Orange)

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Artist Profile

Valorine is the granddaughter of the late Minnie Pwerle, a celebrated contempora…

Artist Profile

Artist Profile

Valorine Kngwarreye Morgan
Born:

1982

Language Group:

Alyawarre

Country:

Ingkwelaye (Kurrajong Bore), Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Medium:

Acrylic on Canvas

Subjects:

My Grandmother's Story, Atwakeye (Bush Orange), Ahakeye (Bush Plum) Dreaming

Valorine is the granddaughter of the late Minnie Pwerle, a celebrated contemporary Indigenous artist who passed away in 2006. She fondly remembers the time she spent caring for her grandmother, recounting, "When nanna was alive, I looked after her - cooking, washing, cleaning, etc. I prepared paints and changed water when she did painting. I took nanna out hunting and camping. We caught witchetty grub, kangaroo, goanna, bush banana, sugarbagÂ…lots of tucker!" These cherished memories of her early years in Utopia deeply influence her art.

Valorine began painting around the age of sixteen, learning by observing Minnie and other family members. After the birth of her first child, she took a hiatus from painting but later returned to her artistic practice. Her father, Keith Morgan Petyarre, is also an artist from Utopia, while her mother passed away when Valorine was young.

Today, Valorine's work predominantly focuses on 'My Grandmother's Country', reflecting the artistic style of Minnie Pwerle and her aunty, Betty Mpetyane. She often paints Awelye (women's ceremony) and Anemangkerr (bush melon) from Atnwengerrp, continuing the rich cultural tradition of her family through her artwork.

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Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs, NT

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Artist Name, Artwork Size, Medium, Year Painted,

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Artist Name:
Valorine Kngwarreye Morgan
Artwork Size:
30 x 30cm
Medium:
Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted:
2023
Title:
Atwakeye (Bush Orange)
Free Shipping Worldwide!:
This painting on canvas 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.

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Valorine paints the Atwakeye, known as the bush orange. The small compact tree of the wild orange plant has creamy white flowers that open during the night and wither before the end of the next day. The fruit hang down on long stalks and usually ripen from October through January.

Located at
Mbantua Alice Gallery