Untitled, Theresa Nowee
Acrylic on canvas
Provenance: Darwin Art Fair, Darwin.
Theresa Nowee comes from a strong painting family, the daughter of artist Brandy Tjungurrayi and niece of artists, Elizabeth Nyumi, Patrick Olodoodi and Helicopter Tjungurrayi. Following in her family’s path, she began painting in 2001. Nowee paints her father's country located around Jupiter Well, which was a traditional waterhole in the region of Kiwirrkurra Community in the Northern Territory. In recent years, Theresa has developed a distinctive painting style consisting of layers fine dots (1).