LUCKY MORTON KNGWARREYE NATIONAL GALLERY AUST COLLECTED

THE PAINTING

LARGE  APPROX 120 x 90 CM

"ILARNAYT" Bush Seeds

Acrylic on Canvas

Certificate of Authenticity

Photo of Lucky Holding the Painting

Lucky Morton Kngwarray Ngwarai born around 1949, is a dynamic force in Australian modern art. She is the daughter of artist and senior boss woman Mary Kemarre Morton and Billy Stockman Morton the renowned sculptor. Lucky Kngwarreye Morton is a self-motivated aboriginal woman of the Anmatjerra Tribe, North East of Alice Springs, Utopia, Northern Territory. She is a member of the famous Kngwarreye family clan, including international artist Emily Kngwarreye. Lucky is recognised for her traditional women’s stories and she also paints with her sister Sarah Kngwarreye, in a naive style about the British Invasion. Lucky Morton Kngwarreye depicts Awelye, the ceremonial body paint design associated with her country Ngkwarlerlaneme. The diamond-shaped motifs represent the design used by women during ceremonies. The women paint these motifs on their chest, breast, shoulders and upper arms using powdered natural pigments.