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Kathleen Ngale

Ahalpere, Utopia Region

Kathleen began her art career in the late 1970's in the medium of batik with over eighty other women from the Utopia Region in Central Australia. Her work in batik is featured in Utopia A Picture Story. When the acrylics on canvas movement swept Utopia in the late 1980's, Kathleen like the other women swiftly changed mediums. Kathleen's popularity as an artist grew in the early 00's, for her simplistic "Bush Plum" paintings. Her work has been exhibited around the globe and is also featured frequently in Aboriginal Art Auctions.

Kathleen loves to paint and talk about her work. Though she does not speak much English, she continues to try and teach the wider world about her paintings and the Anwekety that features in them. Kathleen refers to the Anwekety as Bush Plum, which in fact are small black conkerberries that grow on the plant after good rain.

Living with her sisters and extended family in the Utopia Region, Kathleen is encouraged by and passes her enthusiasm onto them. Artists Polly Ngale, Glady Kemarre and Angelina Pwerle are just a few family members to name.

Additional Information:
Skin Name: Ngale
Language Group: Anmatyerre
Country: Ahalpere, Utopia Region
Subjects: Anwekety (Bush Plum or Conkerberry) Dreaming

Abie Loy Kemarre Ada Bird Petyarre Agnes Jones Petyarr Aileen Mpetyane Ally Kemarre Angelina Ngale (Pwerle) Anna Price Petyarre Anna Tilmouth Pengarte Annie Purvis Mpetyane Anthony Bird Mpetyane Audrey Morton Kngwarrey Barbara Long Kngwarreye Barbara Weir Benny Morton Kngwarrey Betty Mpetyane Club Billy Morton Petyarre Bronwyn Payne Ngale Carmen Jones Petyarre Carolyn Price Pwerle Colin Bird Jungala Colin Price Colleen Wallace Nungari Connie Petyarr Club Cowboy Loy Pwerle Dianne Dixon Kemarre Dolly Petyarre Mills Doreen Payne Petyarr Eileen Bird Nungarai Elizabeth Kngwarrey Loy ( Elizabeth Mpetyane Elsie Dixon Penangke Emily Kame Kngwarreye Emily Pwerle Gabriella Wallace Glady Kemarre Gloria Petyarre Gloria Petyarre Mills Glory Ngale Greeny Purvis Petyarre (t Harold Payne Mpetyane Hazel Morton Kngwarrey Janelle Stockman (the lat Janet Golder Kngwarreye Janice Clarke Kngwarrey Jean Mills Pwerl Jean Petyarre Jeannie Mills Pwerl Jedda Purvis Kngwarreye Jennifer Purvis Kngwarrey Jessie Bird Ngale Jilly Jones Petyarr Josepha (Josie) Petrick K Josie Kunoth Petyarre Joy Purvis Petyarre Judy Purvis Kngwarreye Julie Blue Penangke Julie Pengarte Julie Purvis Mpetyane June Bird Ngale Karen Bird Ngale Kathleen Ngale Kathleen Petyarre Kathleen Purvis Kemarre Katie Kemarre Kenny Tilmouth Penangke Kylie Kemarre (Clarke) Laura Payne Ngale Lena Pwerle Lily Lion Kngwarrey Lindsay Bird Mpetyane Lisa Mills Pwerl Loretta Jones Petyarr Lucky Morton Kngwarrey Maggie Bird Mpetyane Marcia Turner Pwerl Margaret Davis Marie Ryder Marlene Coombe Mary Morton Kemarre Maureen Purvis Kngwarreye Michelle Lion Kngwarrey Minnie Pwerle Molly Pwerle Myrtle Petyarre Nancy Kunoth Petyarre Nora Moore Kemarre Nora Petyarre Club Paddy Bird Jungala (Ngale Pandora Long Pwerl Pansy McLeod Petyarre Patsy Long Kemarre Pauline Morgan Petyarre Peggy Purvis Mpetyane Polly Ngale Polly Wheeler Napurrula Queenie Lion Kemarre Rita Pwerle Rochelle Ferguson Ronnie Bird Jungala Ronnie Price Mpetyane Rosie Bird Ngale Rosie Pwerle Ruby Morton Kngwarrey Sacha Long Sandra Jones Petyarr Sarah Morton Kngwarrey Shirley Dixon Kemarre Susan Mpetyane Purvis Suson Lion Kngwarrey Tanya Bird Mpetyane Teresa Purla Thelma Dixon Kemarre Therese Ryder Violet Payne Ngale Violet Petyarre