Polly ngale biography

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Polly Ngale (Kngale) has painted incredible glowing storms of colour for nearly 30 years, like a rainbow through a rainstorm at sunrise, her paintings define her as a great colourist of our time.

Polly was born around 1940 in Utopia, Northern Territory, into the Anmatyerre tribe.

As a teenage girl, Polly learned the art of body painting during the traditional ceremonies in her country, Utopia.

Polly began her artistic career in 1977 with the production of batiks when she was instructed by Suzie Bryce, a craft instructor, and Yipati, a Pitjantjatjara artist from Ernabella. When Jenny Green arrived at Utopia and continued the women's education in this new technique, Polly was an enthusiastic participant.

Biography - Polly Ngale

She painted bush plum stories with an exuberant use of colour. Her design is reminiscent of the delicate batik work produced by some Indonesian, specifically Balinese, women. Her finely dotted work wa POLLY NGALE Archives - Pandanus Aboriginal Art HYNU