Betty Mbitjana is the daughter of renowned artist Minne Pwerle and the sister of artist Barbara
Weir. Her husband was Lena Pwerle's son, Paddy Club, who sadly passed away in 2012.

Betty paints the awelye, bush berry, and bush plum dreaming. Her mother and other women used to collect these fruits, cut them up into pieces, skewer them on a piece of wood, and dry them to be eaten in times when bush tucker was scarce.

Betty's Awelye paintings depict the designs that the women would paint on their bodies, and the dancing tracks that are made in the sand during the women's Awelye ceremony. Through their awelye ceremonies, women pay homage to their ancestors, show respect for their country, and dance ...