Ngoia Napaltjarri


Also Known As: Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri 

Born:   	10/07/1947 
Region: 	Western Desert 
Community: 	Haasts Bluff 
Outstation: 	Mt Liebig 
Language: 	Luritja / Warlpiri 
Local group: Luritja / Warlpiri clan 
Subjects:	Water snake and the swampy landscape in which it dwells. 
Medium: 	Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen 


Awards:
2006 - Winner 23rd Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 
       Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin. 
2004 - Winner Advocate Central Australian Award, NT.


Collections:
Artbank, Sydney. 
National Australian Art Gallery, Canberra. 
Thomas Vroom collection on loan to the Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht the Nederland's.
Private and cooperate collections in Australia, Denmark and Germany


Exhibitions:
Group Exhibitions: 
2006 - 23rd Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum 
       and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin; 
       New works by Wentja Napaltjarri and Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri, Neil Murphy Indigenous 
       Art in Association with Watiyawanu Artists, Mt. Liebig present on exhibition at 
       Depot II Gallery, Sydney. 
2003 - 2004 - Desert Mob Show, Alice Springs, 
2003 - 20th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Darwin NT
2002 - 19th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Darwin NT


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Notes:
Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri was born in Haasts Bluff, a daughter of Angoona Nangala 
and Jim Tjungurrayi. (Please view Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri Curriculum Vitae page 
219 Australian Encyclopedia Aboriginal Artists dictionary of biographies) Her 
husband (deceased) Jack Tjampijinpa Pollard was a very important artist painting 
for Papunya Tula Artists community. Ngoia mostly works for the Watiyawanu Artists 
of Amunturrngu Corporation and has special custodianship responsibilities for 
her country and will often fly by helicopter on business with the North Territory 
Land Council. In 2004 Ngoia received the First Prize in the Advocate Central 
Australian Award. 

She paints her father country, which is sacred Walpiri territory associated with 
narratives to the 'water snake'. The oval shapes in her paintings are iconographic 
representation of the swamps and lakes near Nyrripi (Talarada) North West of Mount 
Liebig where Ngoia lives. She depicts the wet and dry characteristics of the country. 
This region is changed with the spiritual presence of the 'water snake', which 
lives beneath the surface. This is the area where her father was hunting in the past. 

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