Barbara Moore (1964) grew up in Ti Tree in the Northern Territory, and moved to Amata to live with her husband. She is an Aboriginal Senior Health Worker for Nganampa Heath, working in a fulltime position at Amata Clinic. Barbara began to paint at Tjala Arts (formerly Minymaku Arts) in 2003, and is committed to her painting practice at Tjala Arts on a daily basis. Her bold command of large scale works saw her receive the prestigious General Painting Award at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (Telstra Prize) in 2012. ​

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In this painting Barbara has depicted her country. The different colours and designs represent variations in the landscape. The circles are rock holes and are very important sources of water for Anangu. Many Tjukurpa stories (Dreaming Time stories) are focused around important rock holes in this territory. ​

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Barbara paints large scale works to depict her country and its landscape. She mainly uses acrylic paints on linen, and screen printing,and is known for her vibrant and expressive use of colours and designs,particularly bright orange, pink, yellow, and green. For Moore, these colors are reflective of the richness of her natural environment, used to represent the vibrant colors found in flowers and trees of her country. Moore’s work is also interested in the materiality of paint, using thick and expressive brushstrokes to make the painting resonate as a song.