Australian Art Collective – Art for Everyone | Australian Aboriginal Art Gallery

Shanna Napananangka Williams

Acrylic on Canvas | Stretched ready to hang

40 x 40 cm | 25XXX

$XXX AUD

Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa (Seven Sisters Dreaming)

In this captivating painting, Shanna Napananangka Williams tells the ancestral story of the Seven Sisters Dreaming—a powerful and widely shared narrative across many Aboriginal Nations. The work depicts the celestial journey of seven ancestral women as they travel across the night sky, pursued by a shape-shifting ancestral being. This Dreaming connects land to sky, culture to cosmos, and women’s strength to timeless storytelling.

Shanna uses a vibrant palette of teal, white, red, and ochre to bring this story to life. The Sisters are rendered as a constellation of radiant, concentric forms, weaving diagonally across the canvas in a rhythmic procession. The dotting throughout symbolises the vastness of Country and the spiritual pathways that bind the sisters to the land and each other.

This work is not only a visual celebration of one of the most enduring stories in Aboriginal culture, but also an expression of feminine resilience, connection, and movement. Shanna Napananangka Williams brings contemporary flair to traditional storytelling, bridging past and present with every brushstroke.

Colour Pallet – Teal, White, Red & Ochre