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.
Alcaston House Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, VIC
Strehlow Centre, Alice Springs, NT
1993
Festival of Culture and Friendship, Ngurratjuta/Pmara Njtjarra Aboriginal Corp, Glen Helen, NT
1994
City Hall Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
1994
Birds in my Country, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
1994
The Hahndorf Academy, Adelaide, SA
1995
Delinquent Angel: Australian Historical, Aboriginal and Contemporary Ceramics, Museo Internazionale Della Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy
1996
Ampinye - Place, Tandanya Kaurna Gallery, Adelaide, SA
1996
Objects from the Dreaming - Aboriginal Decorated and Woven Objects, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
1996
Lyaarta Nurna Urrknga Mpaarama (Now We Are Working With Clay) Retrospective, Museum & Art Galleries of the NT
1997
Arrenhe - The One Now, Tandanya Kaurna Gallery, Adelaide, SA
1997
Walkabout Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Joan Sutherland Performing Art Centre, Sydney, NSW
1998
Desert Mob Art Show, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, NT
1998
Hermannsburg Potters, National Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Sydney, NSW
1999
All About Art, Alcaston House Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1999
The Desert & The Sea, Raintree Aboriginal Art, Darwin, NT
2000
Women's Work, Our Imagination In the Bowls, Hogarth Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Pascoe, J.
(1995) Delinquent Angel. Australian Historical, Aboriginal and Contemporary Ceramics, exhib. cat. Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy
McCulloch, S.
(1999) Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Allen & Unwin
Isaacs, J.
(2000) Hermannsburg Potters, Aranda Artists of Central Australia, Craftsman House
MutualArt Services, Inc
(2024) MutualArt, "https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Esther-Ngala-Kennedy/1DAF126D6AFA2730/Exhibitions"
