Genevieve Loy Kamara b. 1982

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.