Womens Meeting Placeby Philippa Guguman Nungurrayi

This painting tells the story of Aboriginal women sitting around a meeting place. The concentric circles represent significant spots (utter circles ) that are important to women. The U shaped motifs depicted represent women. The large brown object that can be seen represents a digging stick, which is used for hunting and gathering or in ceremonies.

Artist:Philippa Guguman Nungurrayi
Title:Womens Meeting Place
ID:14092579
Medium:Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size:31 x 31 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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