
Jessie Bird Ngale was born in the early 1980s, the eldest daughter of artist Lyndsay and Mavis Bird. Lindsay is the custodian of major stories and senior country.
Jessie is surrounded by many other family artists, however over time she has developed her own style and not afraid to showcase hues of colour.
Jessie Bird Ngale has received permission to paint permissible stories. Jessie paints stories associated with women collecting bush foods referring to her country at Mulga Bore in Utopia region of central Australia.
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Source: Kreczmanski, Janusz B & Birnberg, Margo (eds.): Aboriginal Artists: Dictionary of Biographies: Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region (JB Publishing Australia, Marleston, 2004) © Artist image photographed by Sabine Haider , Central Art 2007
Artist: Jessie Bird Ngale
Skin Name: Ngale
Language: Anmatyerre
Region: Utopia
Vendor: Central Art
Dreaming: Alpar (rat-tail plant) Seed, Awelye (women's ceremonial body paint designs)
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