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1936 Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia - 2022. Known for: Aboriginal painting (bush plum); Utilizes ultra fat brush dots and vivid tones.
Polly Ngale belongs to the oldest living generation of Utopia women and has painted exquisite glowing clouds for nearly thirty years, adding layer upon layer of dots employing glowing palettes of... Read full biography
Polly Ngale belongs to the oldest living generation of Utopia women and has painted exquisite glowing clouds for nearly thirty years, adding layer upon layer of dots employing glowing palettes of color. Pollys artistic career began in the late 1970s when she, like many of the women in Utopia, began... Read full biography
Polly Ngale belongs to the oldest living generation of Utopia women and has painted exquisite glowing clouds for nearly thirty years, adding layer upon layer of dots employing glowing palettes of color. Pollys artistic career began in the late 1970s when she, like many of the women in Utopia, began working with silk batik before venturing into works on canvas. Polly is one of the most senior custodians of her country Aparra, in the heart of Utopia. She shares this country and the Bush Plum... Read full biography
Polly Ngale belongs to the oldest living generation of Utopia women and has painted exquisite glowing clouds for nearly thirty years, adding layer upon layer of dots employing glowing palettes of color. Pollys artistic career began in the late 1970s when she, like many of the women in Utopia, began working with silk batik before venturing into works on canvas. Polly is one of the most senior custodians of her country Aparra, in the heart of Utopia. She shares this country and the Bush Plum (Arnwetky) Dreaming with her sisters Kathleen Ngale and Angeline Pwerle Ngale. The two have often collaborated and painted together. Many of Polly's paintings depict the bush plum and its bright yellow seeds, in its various stages of ripening, or the... Read full biography
Polly Ngale belongs to the oldest living generation of Utopia women and has painted exquisite glowing clouds for nearly thirty years, adding layer upon layer of dots employing glowing palettes of color. Pollys artistic career began in the late 1970s when she, like many of the women in Utopia, began working with silk batik before venturing into works on canvas. Polly is one of the most senior custodians of her country Aparra, in the heart of Utopia. She shares this country and the Bush Plum (Arnwetky) Dreaming with her sisters Kathleen Ngale and Angeline Pwerle Ngale. The two have often collaborated and painted together. Many of Polly's paintings depict the bush plum and its bright yellow seeds, in its various stages of ripening, or the topography of the land in varying shades of red, orange, and yellow to reflect the changing colors of the seasons.... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Dotting Technique, Dot Artwork, Australian Aboriginal Art
Art Media
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Aboriginal/ First Nations Culture of Australia