Gathering Bush Tuckerby Philippa Guguman Nungurrayi

This artwork depicts campsites and sandhills, which are significant places in Aboriginal Culture. The Aboriginal women come together at these campsites after gathering bush tucker. The patterns surrounding the campsites are the sandhills.

Artist:Philippa Guguman Nungurrayi
Title:Gathering Bush Tucker
ID:13122537
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Size:20 x 25 cm
Region:Watiyawanu, Central Australia

Artist

Philippa Guguman Nungurrayi was born c. 1975. She was raised at the community of Balgo in Western Australia. Philippa is related to many artists that are associated with Warlayirti Artists, her uncles Patrick Olodoodi Tjungurrayi and Brandy Olodoodi Tjungurrayi ( now deceased) Philippa paints the stories handed to her from both her mother and father's families, the most common subject in her artworks are the "Seven Sisters Dreaming.", her paintings also centre on the topography of the country around Balgo and the day to day chores of hunting and gathering bush foods.

Philippa Guguman Nungurrayi spends her time living between Balgo, and Kiwirrkurra in Western Australia or occasionally visiting family in Alice Springs in Central Australia.

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