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Kate Pitjara

Acrylic on Canvas

45 x 32 | 25208

$250 AUD

Bush Plum Dreaming

Kate Pitjara is part of a celebrated lineage of artists from Utopia, Central Australia. She is related to acclaimed artist Polly Ngale, and together with other members of her family, continues the rich tradition of painting Anwekety (Bush Plum Dreaming). These stories hold deep ancestral and cultural significance, connecting people to Country through ceremony and memory.

In this delicate work, Kate depicts the seasonal life cycle of the bush plum — a native fruit that appears after rain and is gathered by women across generations. Her layered dot work, in a palette of mossy greens, mauves, and dusty pinks, creates a shimmering field of colour and texture, evoking the movement of wind and the softness of ripening fruit on the earth.

Bush Plum Dreaming reflects not only the abundance of the land but also the intergenerational knowledge passed through story, song, and art. It’s a quiet, powerful expression of connection to Country.