Artist: Susan Wangamirr Peters | Title: Claypans and Spinifex Grasses | Year: 2022 | Medium: acrylic and natural ochres on canvas | Dimensions: 50 x 50cm
PROVENANCE
Yarliyil Arts Centre Cat No. 26-22
ARTWORK STORY
This painting depicts claypans (white ochre and acrylic) and spinifex grasses are depicted through the use of yellow ochre acrylic.
ARTIST PROFILE
COMMUNITY/REGION
Gurambilbarra/ Townsville
LANGUAGE
Walmajarri
BIOGRAPHY
Susan is a Walmajarri artist who resides in Gurambilbarra/Townsville. She paints native plants, traditional foods, medicinal practices, and the local environment, embracing a diverse range of mediums, including painting on canvas, printmaking, and using ochres on hessian. In 2021, she was awarded the CIAF Award for Innovation for her work with hessian. Susan's artworks have been acquired by Artbank in Sydney, the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, Perc Tucker Gallery in Townsville, and Townsville Hospital.
PROVENANCE
Yarliyil Arts Centre Cat No. 26-22
ARTWORK STORY
This painting depicts claypans (white ochre and acrylic) and spinifex grasses are depicted through the use of yellow ochre acrylic.
ARTIST PROFILE
COMMUNITY/REGION
Gurambilbarra/ Townsville
LANGUAGE
Walmajarri
BIOGRAPHY
Susan is a Walmajarri artist who resides in Gurambilbarra/Townsville. She paints native plants, traditional foods, medicinal practices, and the local environment, embracing a diverse range of mediums, including painting on canvas, printmaking, and using ochres on hessian. In 2021, she was awarded the CIAF Award for Innovation for her work with hessian. Susan's artworks have been acquired by Artbank in Sydney, the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, Perc Tucker Gallery in Townsville, and Townsville Hospital.