SHIRLEY PURDIE - SANDFROG DREAMING

SHIRLEY PURDIE
SANDFROG DREAMING,  2000
100 x 140 cm
Natural Earth Pigments on Canvas
 
REGION
Warmun, WA
 
PROVENANCE
Warmun Art Centre, WA
Private Collection, Berlin, Germany
Cooee Art Leven, NSW 
 
STORY
Winnaba Springs on Mable Downs cattle station near Warnum (also known as Turkey Creek) is the country  where Shirley tells of the Sand Frog Dreaming. It is where all sand frogs are born and where they go to die.This Dreamtime story was passed on to the artist by the late Queenie McKenzie.
 
EXHIBITED
Inspired: Collectors Edition, April 2023, Cooee Art | Redfern
 
ARTIST PROFILE
SHIRLEY PURDIE