Aboriginal Artist - Angelina Ngal

Born to Nellie Petyarr at Utopia Homestead, Angelina was wife number one to artist and sculptor, Louis Pwerl (1935-1999) (Number two wife is Sarah Morton Kngwarrey). Angelina lives at Camel Camp near Three Bores in Utopia with her extended family.

As senior custodians, the sisters Kathleen, Poly and Angelina Ngal share great responsibility as keepers of cultural knowledge for their country Aharlper, located in the heart of Utopia, 250 kms North East of Alice Springs. Angelina began her career in late 1979, involved in the production of Batiks at Utopia, taught by Toly Sawenko and Jenny Green prior to the introduction of painting on canvas in the mid to late 1980s. Angelina worked alongside artists such as Emily Kngwarrey, Ada Bird, Gloria, Kathleen, Nancy and Violet Petyarr. Quickly adapting to painting on canvas, it has largely been in this medium that Angelina has gained both international and national recognition.