June Bird Ngale b. c1954

Biography
Language: Anmatyerre
Region: AKAYE (MULGA BORE), Utopia, N.T.

June Bird was born at Waite River in the Northern Territory, and later moved with her family to the outstation at Akaye (Mulga Bore) on the Utopia homelands, some 240km north-east of Mparntwe (Alice Springs). Her father, Tommy Bird Mpetyane, passed away early in her life, and she came to call Lindsay Bird Mpetyane her father. Her mother, the famed artist Ada Bird Petyarre, passed away in 2010.

 

June is an artist who paints in many styles, to capture the essence of her country and its culture. She is very knowledgeable in expressing her cultural law and loves to communicate this knowledge through her paintings. June also is an enthusiastic participant in the practice of her cultural ceremonies in song and dance. June is a great colourist and likes to use bright colours when painting.

 

June has participated in many exhibitions over her career and her work has been collected by many national and international galleries, including the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. 

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  • Bush Medicine (Alpar) by June Bird Ngale
    June Bird Ngale
    Bush Medicine (Alpar) by June Bird Ngale, 2024
    50 x 50 cm
    19 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches
    acrylic on canvas
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  • Bush Medicine (Alpar) by June Bird Ngale
    June Bird Ngale
    Bush Medicine (Alpar) by June Bird Ngale, 2024
    50 x 50 cm
    19 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    June Bird Ngale, Bush Medicine (Alpar) by June Bird Ngale, 2024
    $ 660.00
  • Bush Medicine (Alpar) by June Bird Ngale
    June Bird Ngale
    Bush Medicine (Alpar) by June Bird Ngale, 2024
    89 x 103 cm
    35 x 40 1/2 inches
    acrylic on canvas
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  • Alpar (Rat-tailed Plant) by June Bird Ngale
    June Bird Ngale
    Alpar (Rat-tailed Plant) by June Bird Ngale, 2023
    129 x 93 cm
    50 3/4 x 36 5/8 inches
    acrylic on canvas
    June Bird Ngale, Alpar (Rat-tailed Plant) by June Bird Ngale, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Women's Ceremony by June Bird Ngale
    June Bird Ngale
    Bush Plum Dreaming by June Bird Ngale, 2022
    87 x 199 cm
    34 1/4 x 78 3/8 inches
    acrylic on canvas
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