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Rockholesby Philippa Guguman NungurrayiThis painting depicts rock-holes which are acknowledged by Australian Aboriginal people as sacred sites. Often they carry deep spiritual meaning or can be food or water places. Aboriginal People in Central Australia have intimate knowledge of the whereabouts of these rock-holes.
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ArtistPhilippa 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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