Grass Seed Dreaming Medium:Acrylic on Linen Minnie Pwerle (c

Minnie Pwerle (c

Barbara Weir (c1945 – 2023) was one of the most collected

Yaritji is renowned for her paintings of Kapi Tjukula

This distinction underscores Barbara’s achievement in being celebrated as a painter on a global stage

the flesh is an important food throughout Utopia and other parts of Central Australia

Grass Seed Dreaming Medium:Acrylic on Linen Minnie Pwerle (cIn many of Barbara Weirs paintings, long, tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century. Its botanical name is Portulaca oleracea. For thousands of years, this grass has been important to Aboriginal people because its small black seeds can be ground into flour. Rather than painting the seeds, Weir depicts the grass itself. Her colours show its natural