1977
Language Group:Alyawarre
Country:Artekerre (Three Bores), Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Subjects:Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Women's Dreaming, Ahakeye (Bush Plum) Dreaming, Kangaroo
Kathy Price Ngale was born in 1977 and is an Alyawarre artist connected to Three Bore in the Utopia region. She began painting in 2018, learning from her late father who passed down important stories and cultural knowledge.
Kathy's paintings are inspired by the Dreaming stories inherited from her family, including Ahakeye (Bush Plum), Kangaroo Dreaming, Awelye (Women's Ceremony) and Women's Dreaming.
Working in acrylic on canvas, Kathy continues the artistic traditions of her community while expressing her own connection to Country. She lives at Three Bore with her husband and three daughters, and is part of a strong family of artists including her cousin Tanya Price.
Kathy paints the story of the Ahakeye. This a very important story for Kathy that belongs to her country, Artekerre (Three Bores). The ahakeye, called bush plum in English by Kathy, is also known as the native currant or citrus. This shrub produces small white flowers, deep green citrus-like leaves and the ahakeye, which are black when ripe and very small. This fruit is favoured for its sweet taste and can be reconstituted in water if dry.
