Polly Ngala "Bush Plum Dreaming" Aboriginal Art He was a Member of

He was a Member of the NSW Legislative Council for fifteen years as a Democrat and then an Independent

Acrylics on Canvas 83 x 83 cms

thoughts and experiences

COLLECTIONS: ATSIC (Australia and Torres Strait Islands Commission) Australia

A retired General Primary teacher who still works casually in schools and education

Polly Ngala "Bush Plum Dreaming" Aboriginal Art He was a Member ofPolly started her career in the 1980s with the making of silk batik before venturing into painting in the late 1980s. Polly Ngala and her sisters, Kathleen and Maggie Ngala and Angeline Ngala are the senior custodians of the Bush Plum Dreaming stories. Their paintings are vibrant, with an exuberant use of colourful dots, to portray the Bush Plum Seeds and landscape. Many of Polly's paintings depict the bush plum with its brightly coloured seeds, in