Barbara Weir / Mother’s Country

An Anmatyerre and Alyawarr artist from Utopia and member of the Stolen Generations who returned to reconnect with family, language and culture. Her internationally exhibited work includes Grass Seed, Bush Berry, Awelye and My Mother’s Country. In 1996, Barbara travelled to Paris and Switzerland at the request of a European Art Gallery owner who commissioned some of Barbara’s work.

The Utopia women were well recognised for their beautiful batiks and this contributed to the Aboriginal community buying back the region of Utopia in 1979. In 1994, Barbara, along with a small group of artists from Utopia, travelled to Indonesia to learn more about the art of batik. Barbara is a well documented artist and has featured in numerous publications and in 2004 was chosen by the Australian Tourist Commission to appear in an advertisement titled Barbara Weir’s Australia.