Bugai Whylouter, Pinyirrpa Nancy Patterson
Parnngurr
2009
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
126.7 × 292.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 2011
Gallery location
Gallery 15
Level 3, NGV Australia
About this work
This work sees the collaboration of sisters Bugai Whylouter and Pinyirr Nancy Patterson. The two girls grew up in the country around Parnngurr, which is the site depicted in this work. Both artists lived in several communities within the Martu area alonside their families. Whylouter and Patterson’s approach to painting was fierce, energised and without hesitation, which can be seen in the free-flowing use of circular markings and the experimental use of colour. In this collaboration, the women share their mother’s story, translated onto the canvas.