{"product_id":"dora-mbitjana-awelye-bush-melon-signed-acrylic-on-canvas-112cm-x-58-5cm","title":"DORA MBITJANA \"Awelye \u0026 Bush Melon\" Signed Acrylic on Canvas 112cm x 58.5cm","description":"\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\u003e\n\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDORA MBITJANA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e(1965 - )\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eHand Signed, Original Acrylic On Canvas Painting\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eTitle: Awelye \u0026amp; Bush Melon (Body Paint)\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eImage Size: 112cm x 58.5cm\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eSigned: Verso\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eCondition: Excellent - New\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eStretched and Ready to Hang.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eComes with Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eYou can also come view this work and many others in our Surry Hills Gallery in Sydney. 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Dora comes from both a family group and region that have produced some of the most influential Aboriginal artists since the dawn of the contemporary movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003eDora is the youngest daughter of the great Aboriginal artist, Minnie Pwerle (dec.), whose paintings are now held in museums and exhibited in galleries worldwide. Dora’s mother Minnie, along with other artists like Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Gloria Petyarre, were leaders of Aboriginal art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003eDora and her famed sister, Betty Mbitjana, have also taken to painting Minnie’s signature style of Awelye, women's ceremony and women’s body paint designs. 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