Caterpillar Dreaming Ena-nakamarra-gibson-tag walking in the moonlight night

walking in the moonlight night because it was so hot

Violet Petyarre’s paintings are held in private collections and numerous Australian and overseas galleries

offering audiences a powerful window into Aboriginal traditions and the enduring relationship between her people and the natural world

water soakages and land forms found throughout her country

PAINTING THEMES:Karnanganyjawurtu jila (permanent waterhole)Food and bush plants from the Great Sandy DesertFish from the river around Fitzroy CrossingPirtil Billabong Puluwala jumu (soak water)COLLECTIONS:National Gallery of AustraliaNational Gallery of VictoriaHolmes a Court CollectionPerth Telstra CollectionMuseum & Art Gallery of the Northern TerritoryFitzroy Crossing High SchoolEXHIBITIONS:2008: Fitzroy Valley Education Centre – reception counter design2012: Mangkaja Arts 21 Year Anniversary Wirrinyiya ngaragngarag birra ngamoo ngamoo - Tandanya

Caterpillar Dreaming Ena-nakamarra-gibson-tag walking in the moonlight nightMaria Curley is painting the Caterpillar Dreaming that she inherited from her Grandmother. This story is about the Anumara (Caterpillar) travelling from WA to the north west of South Australia. The Caterpillar lives in the grass and is in danger if the grass it lives in is eaten. The Caterpillar story is kept secret. The place where the caterpillar lives is important and keeping the story secret protects the caterpillar from being eaten.