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Punu 2011

Accession No.
2012.270
Date Created
2011
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Indigenous Australian Art
Dimensions A
197 x 195.5cm
Media Category
Painting
Secondary Media Category
synthetic polymer paint
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Credit Line
Purchased 2012 with funds from Margaret Mittelheuser AM and Cathryn Mittelheuser AM through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation

Ruby Tjangawa Williamson and Wawiriya Burton are senior law women committed to fostering traditional culture, storytelling, dancing and painting. This is the first time the two artists have collaborated. Williamson began painting in 2000 at Minymaku Arts (now Tjala Arts) and her distinctive works have received increasing attention. Burton started painting in 2008, originally specialising in baskets and punu (wood) carvings. Here, they have depicted two trees v ultukumpu and kalingkalingpa — from the country where they were born near Irrunytju community, Western Australia.

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© Mrs Burton & Kunmanara Williamson

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A detail view of a bright, abstract work.
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QAGOMA COLLECTION: ‘Seeds and Sovereignty’

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An abstract painting with bright marks made in greens, reds, yellows and pinks on a dark background.
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Exhibitions featuring this object

'Contemporary Australia: Women'

Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

An installation view of ‘Seeds and Sovereignty’, including works by (l–r) Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Minnie Pwerle (© Minnie Pwerle) and Evelyn McGreen and (foreground) mats by Judy Baypungala, Bonny Burarngarra, Lorna Jin-Gubarangunyja and Shirley Malgarrich, March 2024 / © The artists/Copyright agency (unless noted) / Photograph: C Callistemon, QAGOMA

‘Seeds and Sovereignty’

Mar 2024 - Sep 2024

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