Angelina Ngal Pwerle

Born to Nellie Petyarre in the arid desert area of Utopia Station in 1947, Angelina Ngal Pwerle has become an Australian renowned aboriginal artist, with her work held in collections nationally and internationally. Initially Angelina began in the medium of batik when this begun in the late 1970's at Utopia.  When acrylics swept the Utopia region about a decade later, Angelina made the swift transition and has continued using this medium like other Utopia artists. 

Becoming well known for her fine dot representations  of the Anwekety  (conkerberry, also known as conkleberry and bush plum), Angelina became a household name amongst Australian Indigenous galleries. Like most other women, Angelina can paint the women's ceremonial body paint designs (Awelye) which she does so with bold and colourful feel, though she paints much less of this. Angelina also enjoys painting another subject, the story of Atham-areny. Atham-areny are small creatures that live where there is no fire.  Her Atham-areny paintings depict the women prepared to sing and dance with witch doctors to draw sickness out of those touched by the atham-areny creatures. 

Angelina has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout her career, including being a finalist for the 23rd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award  in 2006 and again  for the 27th award in 2010.