Bush Tucker Size:115 x 145 cm Contour lines follow the small

Contour lines follow the small hills

We hadn’t seen one before

As a prominent elder she not only maintained but strengthened her cultural identity through her paintings and ceremonies

She grew up living a traditional lifestyle with her family

Rita paints vivid topographical views of the colours and landforms of the desert country of her people's land

Bush Tucker Size:115 x 145 cm Contour lines follow the smallLorna Fencer Napurrula was born in the 1920s in the Tanami Desert in Central Australia. She was among the first Aboriginal artists who took up painting with acrylic on canvas and linen in her community of Lajamanu. As a prominent elder she not only maintained but strengthened her cultural identity through her paintings and ceremonies. Lorna passed away in 2006 but her art will survive generations. In 2007 she was named one of Australias 50 most