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Title: Untitled

Materials: Acrylic paint on canvas.

Title: Ngangi

Materials: Acrylic paint on canvas.

Date: 2021

I am an Arrente woman from Ltyentye Apurte on Arrente Country. My totem is Emu.

I love painting as it calms me - feel at peace. My Mum, Aunties and Nana are all artists. The colours of this painting remind me of home. The use of dots is a traditional way of painting of my people – the Arrente.

Title: Rainbow Serpent

Materials: Lino Print on Paper.

Title: Untitled

Athlena Forbes

I come from Bulman-Weemol on GulinGulin Country. My dreaming is Emu and my totem is Kangaroo.

My painting is the sunset, when the stars begin to appear and see the blue and black colours in the sky. When the sun goes down the colours remind me of home.

Shoniqua King

I am from Kalkarindji and speak Gurindji. My dreaming is Mud Crab and my totem is Dingo.

The swirls of my print represent whirlpools on a river, made by the Rainbow Serpent. The Rainbow Serpent lives in the deep holes of the Victoria River and moves around during the Wet Season.

Trinity Dunn

I am a Tiwi man from Pirlangimpi, on the Tiwi Islands. My Dreaming is Yirrikipayi (salt-water crocodile) and my Skin-group is Takaringuwi (mullet).

My artwork tells the story of my Tiwi Culture and my Dreaming. The patterns in the work are heavily influenced by Tiwi Culture and artworks.