2024 Muswellbrook Art Prize

Ngayuku Ngura (My Country)

Betty Chimney

Ngayuku Ngura (My Country), 2023 acrylic on linen 152 x 167 cm

My painting is about the country that is my home, Indulkana. I feel truly connected to the place I’m painting and it’s incredibly important to me. My painting includes specific sites, like the Iwantja karu (creek), tjukitji (soakage), and Tjurki Tjukurpa (native owl ancestral story). I use my colours and marks to reflect the way the landscape changes from the rocky ridge to the sandy creek beds. This country is beautiful and it is special.