Rahel Kngwarria Ungwanaka
Rahel Kngwarria Ungwanaka
Born:
1946
Deceased:
2020
Language Group:
Western Arrernte (Aranda)
Country:
Ntaria (Hermannsburg), West of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:
Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Ceramics and Pottery
Subjects:
Animals, Fish, Bush Fruits, Lizards, Kookaburras, Two Lizards, Dingoes
Rahel was born in Haasts Bluff, where she spent much of her life. Her father, Epaphras Intaminda, was a Western Aranda man from the Ellery Creek area, while her mother, Brenda Nakamarra, was Luritja/Pintupi from Haasts Bluff. During her school years, Rahel fondly remembered taking drawing lessons with Colin Schwartz.
After completing her schooling, Rahel married Pastor Nahasson Ungwanaka (now deceased), with whom she had five children. In 1993, she joined the Hermannsburg Potters and became one of its most dedicated members, known for her unique landscapes. Over her 30-year career with clay, Rahel produced themes such as blackberries, Country, people, lizards, honey ants, budgerigars, galahs and Fish Dreaming from Ellery Creek.
As a founding member of the Hermannsburg Potters, Rahel continued her work with clay right up until her last days, leaving a lasting legacy in her community.
Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT
Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, VIC
1993
Seventh Torres Strait Island Festival of the Arts, Thursday Island, QLD
1993
Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
1993
Continuity, Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-Op, Sydney, NSW
1994
City Hall Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
1994
Museums of Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
1994
Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
1994
Watercolours of Namatjira's Country - The Hermannsburg Artists, 1938 to 1978, The Hahndorf Academy, Adelaide, SA
1994
The Art of Place Exhibition, Old Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
1994
Namatjira Ilakakeye, kinship, creativity and the continuing traditions of the Hermannsburg artists, Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA
1995
The Hermannsburg Potters, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney, NSW
1996
Lyaarta Nurna Urrknga Mpaarama (Now We Are Working With Clay) Retrospective, Museum & Art Galleries of the NT
1997
Desert Mob Art Show, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, NT
1998
Arnanjapera Nunaka - Our World, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney, NSW
1999
All About Art, Alcaston House Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2000
This Earth for Us, Commonwealth Institute, London, England
McCulloch, S.
(1999) Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Allen & Unwin
Isaacs, J.
(2000) Hermannsburg Potters, Aranda Artists of Central Australia, Craftsman House
Hermannsburg Potters
(2024) Hermannsburg Potters, "https://www.hermannsburgpotters.com.au/"
MutualArt Services, Inc
(2024) MutualArt, "https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Rachel-Kngwarria-Ungwanaka/49DD499E802F458E/Exhibitions"
