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TJAMPAWA KATIE KAWINY, AUSTRALIAN, PITJANTJARA, C.1921-2013

Tjampawa and her family are the traditional owners of the homeland called Tjurma which is adjacent to the Amata community.  Tjampawa previosuly lived in Irruntju (also called Wingellina), Western Australia, but now resides with other family members on the homeland called Katjikuta, which is approximately 5km northeast of Amata.. 

 As well as painting, Tjampawa makes animal figures and baskets from local grasses, purchased raffia and any material or items she finds laying around her homeland. She is the mother of artist Tjimpayi and grandmother to artist Joylene.

Mire Lee (b. 1988)  Eyes of the Grapes, 2022  Concrete  19.69 x 19.69 x 31.5 inches  50 x 50 x 80 cm  Dimensions Variable.

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Rafael Soriano (Cuban, 1920-2015) - Ritmo Lineal Fondo Amarillo, oil on masonite, 61.00 x 93.30 cm (1953)

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Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991) - Gauloises on Green with Ultramarine No. 3, Acrylic and paper collage on board, 50.80 x 40.30 cm (1972)