▁Centre , ▁run ▁by ▁G ina ▁Al lain , ▁she ▁began ▁making ▁small ▁paint ings ▁dep ict ing ▁important ▁cultural ▁sites . ▁Lar ger ▁paint ings ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁changing ▁seasons ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁specific ▁sites ▁including ▁I kal ath , ▁where ▁she ▁collected ▁the ▁white ▁cl ay ▁Y alg am ung ken , ▁for ▁the ▁v ibr ant ▁local ▁och res ; ▁her ▁traditional ▁country , ▁the ▁coast al ▁side ▁of ▁K end all ▁River , ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁view ▁from ▁the ▁air ; ▁W ut an , ▁a ▁camp ing ▁site ▁belonging ▁to ▁her ▁adopted ▁son ▁Ed gar ; ▁and ▁various ▁p amp , ▁or ▁sw amps , ▁ ▁around ▁Aur uk un . ▁Ng all am etta ▁painted ▁with ▁traditional ▁materials , ▁including ▁och res , ▁cl ays ▁and ▁char co al , ▁which ▁she ▁collected ▁herself . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁she ▁created ▁ 4 6 ▁monument al ▁paint ings . ▁According ▁to ▁S ally ▁Butler : ▁" near ly ▁every ▁major ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁art ▁collection ▁in ▁Australia " ▁acquired ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁large - scale ▁paint ings ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Work ▁ ▁Major ▁exhib itions ▁ ▁Queensland ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁| ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art ▁is ▁hosting ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁ret ros pective ▁of ▁Ng all am etta ' s ▁work ▁in ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁- ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 2 0 .