"Soakage Dreaming", Australian Aboriginal Art, acrylic on linen, Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi. AGKC03 ~ 22" x 22"
"Soakage Dreaming" Australian Aboriginal Art, acrylic on linen, Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi, eldest daughter of famed indigenous painter, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (deceased)., Anmatyerre (Napperby Lakes).
This painting represents an overview of the artist's grandmother's country. It is like a topographical map that shows the salt pens (white), grass areas, sand hills, rock holes and areas of the land that are journey paths for Dreamtime ancestors. The center point of the painting is a celebration of the wet season and the abundance of bush tucker that it brings, providing life, health and growth for the artist's people.
Gabriella Possum Nungarrayi is the eldest daughter of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (deceased), arguably the best known Australian Aboriginal painter of our time. Clifford Possum's influence on her work has been profound as he served as both teacher and role model.
Gabriella Possum was born at Mt. Allen, not far from Alice Springs, in 1967. She won her first art award in Alice Springs while still a college student. Gabriella's work has been exhibited in Washington, DC, (1992) London, (1993) Berne, Switzerland, (1993) and the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. She is represented in collections ranging from the Holmes a Court collection and the Flinders University Museum to the Kelton Foundation Collection in Santa Monica, CA, and the Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia in Melbourne.
She first came to our attention in 1990 when we met her outside a gallery in Sydney. She visited our hotel room a day later. With child in tow and pregnant like a melon, she unrolled her canvasses. We were struck by the quality and power of her work and became instant fans. We purchased all that she had with her. We have since sought out her work wherever we have shopped for Australian Aboriginal art. We acquired this guaranteed authentic work by Gabriella Possum in Sydney, Australia in 2001.
Gabriella Possum’s works of various sizes offered at auction in Australia, often see prices in excess of ten thousand dollars. 22" x 22" #AGKC03
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