Eileen Bird Petyarre Ngale (b. 1960-)

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The linear designs in Eileen’s painting signify awelye (women’s ceremony). These designs are painted during the ceremonies on people chest, breasts, arms and thighs. Powders ground from red and yellow ochre (clays), charcoal and ash are used as body paint and applied with a flat stick with soft padding. They call this stick “typale”. The women sing the song associated with their awelye as each woman takes her turn to be “painted-up”. Women perform "awleye" ceremonies to demonstrate respect for their country and the total well-being and health of their community. Eileen’s work is represented in Australia and America.

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Artist: Eileen Bird
Title: Women's Ceremony Eileen035916
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 125 x 35 cm
Price: $1,800 - a contemporary frame included

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Artist: Eileen Bird
Title: Women's Ceremony Eileen035919
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 125 x 35cm
Price: $1,800 - a contemporary frame included

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Artist: Eileen Bird
Title: Women's Ceremony Eileen035195
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 125 x 35cm
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Artist: Eileen Bird
Title: Women's Ceremony Eileen035920
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 125 x 35cm
Price: $1,800 - a contemporary frame included

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Artist: Eileen Bird
Title: Women's Ceremony Eileen035911
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 93 x 35cm
Price: $1,500  - a contemporary frame included

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Eileen Bird Biography

Eileen Bird Petyarre Ngale Profile

Eileen is an Eastern Arrernte woman and her country is around the Bushy Park region. Her family, (nee Webb) grew up at Harts Range where her brothers and sisters continue to live. Eileen is married to Ada Bird Petyarre’s eldest son, Paddy Bird and lives at Mulga Bore. They have eleven children and seven grandchildren. Several of her
children are now painting for Mbantua Gallery. Her paintings depict women gathering bush foods of the region and women’s ceremony associated with her country. Eileen has been painting for Mbantua Gallery since the mid 1990’s.

Artist: Eileen Bird Ngale Petyarre

Skin Name: Nungala

Language: Alyawarre

Region: Utopia

Vendor: Central Art

Dreaming: Awelye (womens ceremonies)

Artist Eileen Bird Ngale
Born c. 1960
Language Group Eastern Arrernte (Aranda) and Anmatyerre
Country Arnumarra (near Gem Tree)
Medium Acrylic on canvas and linen
Subject(s) Awelye (women’s ceremony and body paint designs), Arlatyeye (pencil yam) story

COLLECTIONS
Mbantua Museum and Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice Springs

EXHIBITIONS
1998 Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs, N.T, Australia
2002 Mbantua Gallery - Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A
2002 Mbantua Gallery - 'The Cove Gallery' Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)
2002 Mbantua Gallery - Urban Wine Works, Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit – OHSU Heart Research Centre)
2002 Mbantua Gallery - Mary's Woods, Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit – OHSU Heart Research Centre)
2002 Mbantua Gallery - New City Merchants, Knoxville, Tennessee USA
2003 Mbantua Gallery - Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee USA
2003 Mbantua Gallery - 'The Cove Gallery' Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)
2003 Mbantua Gallery - Contemporary Aboriginal Art Event, Umpqua Bank, Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)
2003 Mbantua Gallery - Mary's Woods, Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)
2003 Mbantua Gallery - Art From The Dreamtime, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)
Aug-Sep 2004 Mbantua Gallery USA exhibition; Portland, Nashville, Knoxville and Hartford

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Source & FURTHER REFERENCES:
         "Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert - A Biographical Dictionary" by Vivien Johnson, published by Craftsman House 1994,
         "The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture" edited by Sylvia Kleinert and Margo Neale published by OUP 2000,
         “Australian Aboriginal Artist Encyclopedia” – dictionary of biographies” Kreczmanski, Janusz B & Birnberg, Margo (eds.): Aboriginal Artists: Dictionary of Biographies: Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region (JB Publishing Australia, Marleston, 2004).
        Brody, A. 1989 Utopia women’s Paintings: the First Works on Canvas, A summer Project, 1988-89 exhib. Cat. Heytesbury Holdings, Perth Brody, A. 1990 Utopia, a picture Story, 88 Silk Batiks from the Robert Homes a Court Gallery and gallery Collection, Heytesbury Holdings LTD Perth NATSIVAD database;  Latz, P. 1995, Bushfires & Bushtucker, IAD Press, Alice Springs.g, Margo (eds.): Aboriginal Artists: Dictionary of Biographies: Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region (JB Publishing Australia, Marleston, 2004)

 
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