June Bird Ngale
Born: 1955
Language Group: Anmatyerre
Country: Ilkawerne (El-go-an-na), Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk
Artist Story
June Bird Ngale is the daughter of Ada Bird Petyarre and Tommy Bird Mpetyane (both dec). She lives with her husband and children in the Utopia Region in Central Australia.
June worked in batik during the 1980's and her work is part of the prestigious Robert Holmes à Court Collection. Her style of painting reflects a strong influence from her mother's paintings.
Collections
Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs, NT
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
The Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, WA
University of Queensland, Anthropology Museum, St Lucia, QLD
Anthropology Museum, St Lucia
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