Esther Ngala Kennedy
Born:
1948
Deceased:2005
Language Group:Western Arrernte (Aranda)
Country:Ntaria (Hermannsburg), West of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Ceramics and Pottery
Subjects:Bats, Kangaroos, Lizards, Possums, Two Lizards
Esther was born in Ilparpa, Alice Springs. Her father was from Port Augusta, and her mother was a Pitjantjatjara/Luritja woman from Haasts Bluff. She grew up in Hermannsburg, working for the mission staff.
Esther became a member of the Hermannsburg Potters in 1993, engaging in both group and solo exhibitions. A skilled painter and ceramicist, she was among the founding members of the Hermannsburg Potters. Her ceramic works were highly regarded for their vivid portrayals of Country, capturing the birds, flora and fauna of the desert landscape surrounding Ntaria.
COLLECTIONS
Alcaston House Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
COLLECTIONS
Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, VIC
COLLECTIONS
Strehlow Centre, Alice Springs, NT
EXHIBITIONS
1993
EXHIBITIONS
Festival of Culture and Friendship, Ngurratjuta/Pmara Njtjarra Aboriginal Corp, Glen Helen, NT
EXHIBITIONS
1994
EXHIBITIONS
City Hall Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
EXHIBITIONS
1994
EXHIBITIONS
Birds in my Country, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
EXHIBITIONS
1994
EXHIBITIONS
The Hahndorf Academy, Adelaide, SA
EXHIBITIONS
1995
EXHIBITIONS
Delinquent Angel: Australian Historical, Aboriginal and Contemporary Ceramics, Museo Internazionale Della Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy
EXHIBITIONS
1996
EXHIBITIONS
Ampinye - Place, Tandanya Kaurna Gallery, Adelaide, SA
EXHIBITIONS
1996
EXHIBITIONS
Objects from the Dreaming - Aboriginal Decorated and Woven Objects, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
EXHIBITIONS
1996
EXHIBITIONS
Lyaarta Nurna Urrknga Mpaarama (Now We Are Working With Clay) Retrospective, Museum & Art Galleries of the NT
EXHIBITIONS
1997
EXHIBITIONS
Arrenhe - The One Now, Tandanya Kaurna Gallery, Adelaide, SA
EXHIBITIONS
1997
EXHIBITIONS
Walkabout Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Joan Sutherland Performing Art Centre, Sydney, NSW
EXHIBITIONS
1998
EXHIBITIONS
Desert Mob Art Show, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, NT
EXHIBITIONS
1998
EXHIBITIONS
Hermannsburg Potters, National Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Sydney, NSW
EXHIBITIONS
1999
EXHIBITIONS
All About Art, Alcaston House Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
EXHIBITIONS
1999
EXHIBITIONS
The Desert & The Sea, Raintree Aboriginal Art, Darwin, NT
EXHIBITIONS
2000
EXHIBITIONS
Women's Work, Our Imagination In the Bowls, Hogarth Gallery, Sydney, NSW
EXHIBITIONS
2000
EXHIBITIONS
This Earth for Us, Commonwealth Institute, London, England
EXHIBITIONS
2001
EXHIBITIONS
Nunaka Pmara Mara Inthorra (Our Beautiful Country), Desart Gallery, Sydney NSW
EXHIBITIONS
2002
EXHIBITIONS
Pmara Nunaka, Bundaberg Regional Gallery, Bundaberg, QLD
EXHIBITIONS
2003
EXHIBITIONS
Namatjira Country, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
EXHIBITIONS
2003
EXHIBITIONS
Desert Mob Art Show, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, NT
EXHIBITIONS
2004
EXHIBITIONS
All Fired Up, Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Woolloongabba, QLD
EXHIBITIONS
2008
EXHIBITIONS
Namatjira to Now, Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
EXHIBITIONS
2022
EXHIBITIONS
Out of the Blue, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney, NSW
EXHIBITIONS
2023
EXHIBITIONS
Dance Me to the End of Love, Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton, VIC
EXHIBITIONS
2024
EXHIBITIONS
Aranda Country - Paintings on Paper, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
REFERENCES
Pascoe, J.
REFERENCES
(1995) Delinquent Angel. Australian Historical, Aboriginal and Contemporary Ceramics, exhib. cat. Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy
REFERENCES
McCulloch, S.
REFERENCES
(1999) Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Allen & Unwin
REFERENCES
Isaacs, J.
REFERENCES
(2000) Hermannsburg Potters, Aranda Artists of Central Australia, Craftsman House
REFERENCES
MutualArt Services, Inc
REFERENCES
- Artist Name:
- Esther Ngala Kennedy
- Artwork Size:
- 56 x 89cm
- Medium:
- Acrylic on Canvas
- Year Painted:
- 2002
- Title:
- Kangaroos
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