Janet Dreamer Jaru, b. 1/2/1959
47 1/4 x 35 3/8 in
This represents Janet Dreamer's early life. Born in 1959 at Old Flora Valley Station, east of Halls Creek, her parents were Jaru, her mother from Billiluna and her father from Balgo. Growing up on the station, she would go hunting and fishing with the old people. After marrying and living on Kilkimby Station in the Northern Territory, lived between Halls Creek, Kununurra and Billiluna for many years. In Halls Creek, she began painting plant foods and bush meats that she grew up with. Later, her work was more about places on her Country. "My country", she said, "stays in my dreams. I dream about my home, and I don't forget about my country."