Sugarbag (Native Honey)

Susan Hunter Petyarre

1969

Alyawarre

Arawerre (Soapy Bore), Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk

Sugarbag (Native Honey), Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Women's Story, Awelye (Women's Ceremony) for Sugarbag (Native Honey)

Susan was an active participant in the Utopia Women's Batik movement, with her work featured in 'A Picture Story', a project initiated by CAAMA in the late 1980s. She transitioned to painting on canvas during the same period and has since been involved in numerous group exhibitions, including the Robert Holmes à Court touring exhibition of silk batiks.

Coming from a family of artists, Susan shares her artistic lineage with her mother, Molly Pwerle, and her older siblings, Annie, Jessie and Sandy Hunter - all of whom are celebrated artists. Their work is characterised by a refined style, often comprising intricate patterns of individual fine dots that narrate the stories of Arawerre country. Additionally, they paint stories related to Atnwengerrp and Irrweltye, their mother's ancestral lands.