ARBARA WEIR

Title: My Mother’S Country

Image Size: 30 x 30 plus frame

Condition: Good - Refer Images Coa. Ready To Hang.

Barbara Weir Was A Significant Artist And Cultural Leader From The Utopia Region. Her
Creations Were Innovative, Exciting, And Stunning, Always Leaving Us Wanting More. Her
Generosity As An Artist Was Astounding And Her Recent Passing Is A Great Loss To The Art
World, Her Family And Community.
Barbara Was Born In The Early 1940S At Bundy River Station In The Region Of Utopia, North
East Of Alice Springs; Her Mother The Late Minnie Pwerle, Renowned Utopia And Australian
Artist, And Her Father An Irish Station Owner Jack Weir.
Being Of Mixed Heritage Barbara Was Hidden From Welfare Patrol At A Young Age By Her
Family, Including Her Aunty, The Late Emily Kame Kngwarreye. Barbara Recalled Fond
Childhood Memories Living At Utopia With Her Large Extended Family, And In Some Of Her Works
She Will Depicted The Caves Where She Would Collect Water With Her Coolamon.
Barbara Weir'S Exhibition History Is Extensive And Anyone Who Had The Pleasure Of Spending
Time With Her Heard Of Her Vast Travels Throughout America, Europe And Asia To Paint And
Exhibit Her Work. Barbara Was Honoured By Recognition In Numerous Art Awards, Indigenous
And General Awards, Including Being A Multiple Finalist In The Peak Indigenous Awards, The
Telstra Natsiaa And In The Recent 2018 Paddington Art Prize, One Of The Most Prestigious
Landscape Art Awards In The Country.


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