Dora Mbitjana b. 1965

Biography
LANGUAGE: ANMATYERRE/ALYAWARRE
REGION: UTOPIA, N.T.

Dora Mbitjana grew up in the significant and expansive Indigenous homelands region of Utopia in the Northern Territory, some 230km north-east of Mparntwe (Alice Springs). Dora comes from both a family group and region that have produced some of the most influential Aboriginal artists since the dawn of the contemporary movement.

 

Dora is the youngest daughter of the great Aboriginal artist, Minnie Pwerle (dec.), whose paintings are now held in museums and exhibited in galleries worldwide. Dora’s mother Minnie, along with other artists like Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Gloria Petyarre, were trailblazers that aesthetically contemporised our understanding of Aboriginal art, while drawing deeply on their ancient cultural practices.

 

Dora and her famed sister, Betty Mbitjana, have also taken to painting Minnie’s signature style of Awelye, women's ceremony and women’s body paint designs. These are intricate patterns rooted in the ancient creation stories (Dreamings), traditionally made by mixing coloured ochre pigments and animal fats.

 

Dora is an emerging artist, and is also known to paint the Bush Plum Dreaming style that artists Utopia are well known for. Dora has four children, two daughters and two sons.

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  • Awelye by Dora Mbitjana, 2025
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye by Dora Mbitjana, 2025
    45 x 60 cm
    17 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
    acrylic on linen
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye by Dora Mbitjana, 2025
    $ 495.00
  • Awelye by Dora Mbitjana, 2025
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye by Dora Mbitjana, 2025
    45 x 60 cm
    17 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
    acrylic on linen
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye by Dora Mbitjana, 2025
    $ 495.00
  • Awelye by Dora Mbitjana, 2025
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye by Dora Mbitjana, 2025
    30 x 30 cm
    11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye by Dora Mbitjana, 2025
    $ 220.00
  • Awelye by Dora Mbitjana, 2024, acrylic on linen, 45 x 60 cm
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2024
    45 x 60 cm
    17 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2024
    $ 495.00
  • Awelye by Dora Mbitjana, 2024, acrylic on linen, 45 x 60 cm
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2024
    45 x 60 cm
    17 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2024
    $ 495.00
  • Awelye by Dora Mbitjana
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2023
    89.5 x 90 cm
    35 1/4 x 35 3/8 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2023
    $ 1,950.00
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    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2023
    45 x 60 cm
    17 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
    acrylic on canvas
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  • Alweye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2023
    30.5 x 96 cm
    12 x 37 3/4 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2023
    $ 550.00
  • dora-mbitjana-womens-body-paint-35x60cm-$395-tiaa-dmb202323
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2023
    35 x 60 cm
    13 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2023
    $ 450.00
  • Dora-mbitjana-womens-body-paint-45x60cm-$550-tiaa-dmb202324
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2023
    45 x 60 cm
    17 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2023
    $ 495.00
  • Alweye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2023
    110 x 201 cm
    43 1/4 x 79 1/8 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2023
    $ 4,995.00
  • Awelye by Dora Mbitjana
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2023
    30 x 30 cm
    11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches
    acrylic on canvas
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  • Alweye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana
    Dora Mbitjana
    Alweye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2022
    105 x 150 cm
    41 3/8 x 59 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    Sold
  • Alweye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2022
    61 x 89 cm
    24 x 35 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2022
    $ 880.00
  • Alweye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2022
    60 x 60 cm
    23 5/8 x 23 5/8 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2022
    $ 880.00
  • Alweye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2022
    45 x 60 cm
    17 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2022
    $ 495.00
  • Alweye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana
    Dora Mbitjana
    Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2022
    60 x 60.5 cm
    23 5/8 x 23 7/8 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    Dora Mbitjana, Awelye (Women's Body Paint Design) by Dora Mbitjana, 2022
    $ 660.00
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