Short St Gallery
Short St Gallery
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Exhibitions
  • Available Artworks
  • Artists
  • News
  • Contact
Menu

Available Artworks

Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Jennifer Ingkatji, Seven Sisters Story, 2025

Jennifer Ingkatji Australian, Pitjantjara, b. 1964

Seven Sisters Story, 2025
acrylic on linen
180 x 180 cm
21-25AS
Enquire
%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EJennifer%20Ingkatji%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3ESeven%20Sisters%20Story%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2025%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3Eacrylic%20on%20linen%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E180%20x%20180%20cm%3C/div%3E
View on a Wall
This is a Tjukurpa (Creation Story) about the constellations of Pleiades and Orion.The sisters are the constellation of Pleiades and the other star Orion is said to be the man...
Read more
This is a Tjukurpa (Creation Story) about the constellations of Pleiades and Orion.The sisters are the constellation of Pleiades and the other star Orion is said to be the man Nyiruor Nyirunya. Nyiruis forever chasing the sisters known as the Kunkarunkara women as it is said he wants to marry the eldest sister. The seven sisters travel again and again from the sky to the earth to escape Nyiru’s unwanted attention. They turn into their human form to escape Nyiru, but he always finds them and they flee back to the sky. As Nyiruis chasing the sisters he tries to catch them by using magic to turn into the most tempting kampurarpra (bush tomatoes) for the sisters to eat and the most beautiful ili (fig) tree for them to camp under. However, the sisters are too clever for Nyiru and outwit him as they are knowledgeable about his magic.They go hungry and run through the night rather than be caught by Nyiru. Every now and again one of the women fall victim to his ways. It is said that he eventually captures the youngest sister, but with the help of the oldest sister, she escapes back to her sisters who are waiting for her. Eventually the sisters fly back into the sky, reforming the constellation.
Close full details
Share
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Email
Previous
|
Next
222 
of  896
Privacy Policy
Manage cookies
Copyright © Short St Gallery
Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Twitter, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Join the mailing list
Send an email

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.

Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences