Bush Tucker

Denisa Hatches Ngale

1992

Alyawarre and Anmatyerre

Camel Camp, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Acrylic on Canvas

Anwekety (Conkerberry), Bush Tucker, Water Dreaming

Denisa Hatches Ngale was born in 1992 and is an Alyawarre and Anmatyerre artist from Camel Camp in the Utopia region of Central Australia. She began painting in 2017, continuing the strong artistic traditions of her family.

Denisa paints Anwekety (Conkerberry or Bush Plum), a significant bush tucker story passed down to her from her grandfather, the late Motorbike Paddy. Her artworks also explore water stories and the natural environment of her Country.

Her grandmother, the late Kathleen Ngale, was a respected Utopia artist who painted for Mbantua Gallery for many years. Growing up surrounded by family, culture and storytelling, Denisa continues to share these important connections through her contemporary paintings.