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Our dynamic artists are from the Utopia region, a large remote area of Central Australia with no government funded art centre. It has one of the richest art histories and is strongly female led.

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“The Dreamtime is the mythological representation of what Aboriginal people carry in their minds. The source of life! This knowledge has not just been planted in their minds, it is taught and structured through initiation and ceremony.” - A.P. Elkin, Professor of Anthropology,  1920’s-1930’s

Pencil Yam Dreaming

Conkerberry Dreaming

Women's Ceremony

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Awelye for Alpar Seed, Bush Plum & Mulga Seed by Alvira Bird (SOLD), 15cm x 15cm. Aboriginal Painting. #AboriginalArt #UtopiaLane

Awelye for Alpar Seed, Bush Plum & Mulga Seed by Alvira Bird (SOLD)

15cm x 15cm
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In this painting, white dot work represents the dry seeds of alpar, black dot work represents the ahakeye (bush plum) and yellow dot work represents ntang artety (mulga seeds) ready to be collected. There are sacred Dreaming stories for Alpar Seed, Ahakeye and the Mulga Seed which belong to Alvira's country, Ilkawerne, and ceremonies are carried out to ensure their productivity. 

Other designs reflect elements associated with this story.

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