Kumpultjirril
Rosie NANYUMA: artist
Balgo is located at the meeting point of two deserts, and has brought together six language groups, each with their own traditions and ceremonies. It has a flourishing art centre, and the town’s cultural diversity has meant that a range of styles has emerged from the community. The artists paint their ancestral homelands, expressing their intimate knowledge of, and connection to, Country. In 2000 a glass studio was established at the art centre and many artists applied their distinctive use of bright colour to working with glass. This work by Nanyuma depicts her grandmother’s Country to the far south of Balgo. It is a place with an important waterhole where people camped while they collected bush food.
Title
Kumpultjirril
Artist/Maker and role
Rosie NANYUMA: artist
Date
2003
Medium
glass
Measurements
31.0 x 44.5 x 0.8cm
Credit line
Gift of Sue and Ian Bernadt, 2018
© Rose Nanyuma / Copyright Agency
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2018/0032