*PLEASE NOTE - this painting incorporates metallic paints

Genevieve paints her father’s country and the story of arwengerrp - the bush turkey, or Australian bustard, for which he was senior custodian. Cowboy’s traditional country is Ahalpere, on the western side of the Sandover River. Her paintings depict the tracks the bush turkey makes as it scratches and searches for seeds and other tucker, making its way to the waterhole. On a more complex cultural level, her work is about women’s ceremonies of the Anmatyerre people and are a significant depiction of the relationship between Genevieve and her country in Central Australia. Genevieve’s paintings are characterized by a beautiful and careful handling of paint - her meticulous dots and elegant wisps create vibrant, pulsating, and richly textured surfaces. These works represent Genevieve’s own re-imagining of the Dreaming stories that intersect her ancestral country.