The City of Bunbury has purchased the artwork of Lori Pensini, "We of the Wandoo" as part of their permanent collection. This painting was submitted to the SWAN Exhibition and Awards 2022, and not only has it been purchased, it is also a Finalist in the SWAN Prize 2022. Congratulations to Lori for being chosen for this honour. The Artists statement: We of the Wandoo is an embodied response to Lori Pensini’s yarnings with her friend Gloria. Gloria is a Karriyarra, Ngarluma Yindjibarndi and Yawuru woman on her father’s side and Yuet Ngaju Noongar on her mother’s. She is a healer from both lines. They first met as artists sharing knowledge about creativity. Conversations about form and mark-making soon gave way to sharing stories about their shaping as women, from the hands of past generations, seeing each other from within and beyond their skins. Gloria speaks of a ‘oneness’; each of us individual threads of a fabric spun to form a quilt of life. The fabric I am weaving with Gloria is one of shared knowledge, healing and nurturing. I wanted to portray this kinship as gentle strength; two women supporting each other’s vitality, poised in front of wandoo blossom. The wandoo (white gum) is legendary for its hardiness and tolerance to drought and salinity. Its leaves have remedial medicinal properties. Here, it conveys the sincerity of our friendship and the healing and shared commitment to the future health of our environment.