Sylvia Ken is from Amata community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands and has been painting since 1999. The seven sisters are a recurring subject within Ken’s paintings. The travels of these sisters across the night sky as they attempt to flee the unwanted attention of an older man are captured in evocative form within this work.
Awarded the 2019 Wynne Prize, Seven Sisters is available as an A3 sized mounted print, available exclusively from the Gallery Shop.
250gsm satin paper print
Off-white mat board border
Paper size: H29.5 x W41.5cm
Image size: H20 x W24cm
Fits a standard A3 size frame
Made in Australia
Exclusive to the Gallery Shop
Sylvia Ken (Australia b1965)
Pitjantjatjara, Southern Desert region
Seven Sisters 2019
Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 200 x 240cm
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Roberts Family Acquisition 2019
© Sylvia Ken/Copyright Agency
Print © Art Gallery of New South Wales