1976
Language Group:Alyawarre
Country:Arawerre (Soapy Bore), Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Subjects:Bush Tucker, Irreyakwerre (Wild Onion) Dreaming, Bush Medicine, Country, Bush Flowers, Women Collecting Imuna (Bush Food)
Joycie was born in Alice Springs in 1976 and started painting when she was nineteen. Her mother is Betty Mills Pwerle. Cindy Morton is her sister and Nikita Inkamala is her daughter. Joycie and Nikita began painting for Mbantua Gallery in 2017. She has seven children.
Joycie has many dreamings that passed down from her grandmother, big Betty Kemarre who was involved in the Utopia Women's Batik Group. Joycie said she learnt everything from her grandmother, hunting, bush tucker, dreamings, bush medicine and painting.
Artist: Joycie Morton Petyarre
Size: 120 x 45cm
Title: Bush Medicine
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2022
Bush Medicine
There are many sacred Dreamtime stories that belong to Joycie's country of which play a significant part in her ceremonies and culture. One of her main Dreamings is the story of Bush Medicine which she has depicted in this painting.
