Jill Kelly Kemarre Alyawarr, b. 1959
Fire Story, 2020
acrylic on linen
90 x 45 cm
35 3/8 x 17 3/4 in
35 3/8 x 17 3/4 in
MM4854
Jill Kelly is an Alwayerre woman from the Utopia region of the Central Desert. Her paintings represent elements associated with the stories from her traditional country. They include; Arnwekety Conkerberry,...
Jill Kelly is an Alwayerre woman from the Utopia region of the Central Desert. Her paintings represent elements associated with the stories from her traditional country. They include; Arnwekety Conkerberry, Ntange - Seeds and Awely woman's ceremony. Jill also paints landscape paintings applying intricate patterns of dots. She has been painting since the early 2000s and is also a primary school teacher's assistant at the Harts Range Primary School in the Atitjere community.
This striking painting depicts the spinifex plants in the artist's country during the traditional burning period, conducted regularly to ensure renewal of indigenous flora.
This striking painting depicts the spinifex plants in the artist's country during the traditional burning period, conducted regularly to ensure renewal of indigenous flora.
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