Awelye Size:90 x 120 cm was born between 1928 and

was born between 1928 and 1932 near Mt Doreen

These leaves are traditionally used to treat a range of ailments—such as colds

The site depicted in this painting is Puyurru

Signature Style and Subject Matter

Galya recalls a time when its seeds formed an important part of her clan’s diet and held deep cultural significance

Awelye Size:90 x 120 cm was born between 1928 andGalyas work is distinctive and highly individual. Her early paintings, dating from around 2004, drew on Portulaca oleraceaknown as munyerooa grass once abundant in the Utopia region and an important food source for generations. Its tiny black seed became central to her imagery, with Galya adopting its half circle form as a dominant motif in her paintings. Over fifty years of cattle grazing greatly reduced the abundance of this grass. In her paintings,