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SmithDavidson Gallery is excited to present the works by two prominent Australian Indigenous female artists. The paintings by both artists are very closely linked to their respective home countries.

Parwalla is the country where Elizabeth Nyumi lived as a child with her mother, before losing her in a tragic accident. After this, Nyumi led a nomadic existence with her father and family group, ultimately settling in the Wirrimanu community at Balgo, where she commenced painting in 1987 for the Warlayirti Artists cooperative.

Esther Giles lost her father at a young age as he was shot in a …