Bush Seed Dreaming Ada-bird-petyarre-tag They kept telling me “No

They kept telling me “No

She won the Northern Territory Art Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Painting in 1986 and was a finalist in the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA) in 2003

Gabriella is a highly gifted artist and one of the most esteemed contemporary Aboriginal female painters globally

This story is about the Anumara (Caterpillar) travelling from WA to the north-west of South Australia

Bush Seed Dreaming Ada-bird-petyarre-tag They kept telling me “NoAs a child, Kathleen travelled around her country with her parents, siblings and extended family according to the seasonal availability of food and water. In doing so she developed a deep understanding and knowledge of the land, both physically and spatially. My Country Bush Seeds depicts the sandhills, spinifex, water holes, bush seeds and bush flowers of Kathleens traditional country, Atnangkere and details the land traversed by Arnkerrthe during