Irenie Ngalinba
Biography
Irene Nagalinba is a Kuninjku painter born in 1978. She is the daughter of Jimmy Njiminjuma (1945 -2004), an artist vital to the founding of the contemporary Kuninjku painting movement.
Ngalinba’s work was first exhibited in 2003. Her first solo exhibition was at William Mora Gallery in 2006. In 2007, she was selected for the Xstrata Coal Emerging Artist Award held at the Queensland Art Gallery.
Ngalinba has shown at numerous commercial galleries including Outstation in Darwin, Gabrielle Pizzi in Melbourne and Annandale in Sydney. Her work is held in many collections nationally including that of Artbank, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory and Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.
Past Exhibitions
Solo
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2008 Irenie Naglinba, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
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2006 Irenie Ngalinba, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
Group
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2022 Northern Waters, Short St Gallery Broome
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2020 RESILIENCE: The power of the past today - Maningrida, Aboriginal Signature Estrangin Fine Art, Brussels, BELGUIM
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2015 Exploration of Bark, Outstation Gallery, Darwin, NT
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2014 Barks, Spirit Figures, Lorrkon and Ceremonial Poles, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, VIC
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2010 Best of Maningrida, Annandale Galleries, Sydney, Australia
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2009 Recent Works by Maningrida, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
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2009 During the Wet, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, USA
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2009 Works in Season: Bark Paintings, Carvings & Weavings, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney, NSW
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2009 Survey from Maningrida Arts & Culture, The Mossenson Gallery, Perth, WA
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2009 26th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
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2009 Orche - A Study in Materiality, Short Street Gallery, Broome, WA
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2008 25th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
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2008 Melbourne Art Fair, Art Fair, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
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2008 Maningrida Art, Chapman Gallery, Canberra
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2008 Recent works from Maningrida, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, ACT
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2007 Spirit in Variation, Annandale Galleries, Sydney, NSW
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2007 New Works, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, ACT
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2007 Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award, QAG, Brisbane, QLD
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2007 Selected new works from Maningrida, Maningrida Arts & Culture, Darwin
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2007 24th National Torres Strait Aboriginal Art Awards, MAGNT, Darwin
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2006 Dream Tracks, Aboriginal art of Arnhem Land, La Fontaine Centre of Contemporay Art, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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2006 Mumeka to Milmilngkan, Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra, ACT
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2005 Rarrk, flowing on from Crossing Country, Annandale Galleries, Sydney, NSW
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2005 New works from Maningrida, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, UK
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2005 22nd National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Arts Awards, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
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2005 Rarrk, Raft Artspace, Darwin, NT
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2005 Bark paintings and carvings from Maningrida, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney, NSW
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2005 Recent works from Maningrida, Short Street Gallery, Broome, WA
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2005 Lorrkons and Spirit Figures, Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney, NSW
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2005 Sticks & Stones, Bandigan Aboriginal Art & Craft, Sydney, NSW
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2004 Maningrida Burial Poles, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, UK
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2004 21st Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, Museum & Art Gallery of Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
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2003 The Visit, Annandale galleries, Sydney, NSW
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2003 Out of the wet - new art by Kuninjku artists, Framed gallery, Darwin, NT
Collections
- Dr. Colin and Liz Laverty private collection, Sydney, NSW
- Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
- Artbank, Sydney, NSW
- Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, VIC