#83 Bush Medicine Leaves (Multi) - LOUISE NUMINA : Aboriginal Art: 30x41cm

ARTISTS: Louise Numina
LANGUAGE: Amnatajerre / Kaytetye
REGION: Utopia North Central Desert
TITLE: Bush Medicine Leaves
MEDIUM: Painting - acrylic on canvas

*All paintings come with a Certificate of Authenticity and are signed by the artist*

Medicine Leaves, Seeded Bush Yam, Seeded Bush Melons, Kurrajong Seeding, and Seeds Dreaming are a variant on the Bush Medicine Leaves theme of the Numina Sisters' stunning and flamboyant paintings series.
The Bush Medicine Leaves Dreaming healing knowledge story is a popular theme series of the Numina Sisters. Many women from the central Australia Utopia regions hold custody of Bush Medicine Leaves in common.

Louise is one of six sisters and two brothers.  She went to primary school at Stirling Station, near Tennant Creek.  She later studied at Yirara College in Alice Springs. When she returned to Stirling Station she worked with a Community Development Program in 1981 and was taught to paint by her Aunties, renowned artists Gloria and Kathleen Petyerre from Utopia.

Louise moved to Darwin in 1995 where she studied at Nungalinya College and attended Northern Territory University (now CDU) where she gained a diploma in fine arts. 
Louise’s work has featured in exhibitions in Darwin and Sydney and her work has been collected internationally by art lovers, institutions, and collectors for over 15 years.

See Louise Numina's 'Profile & Collections' page for further information and to see more of her artwork.