Urlpaatjala rraatninga anga ilkuma. Port Lincoln parrots eat wild passionflower seeds.
Name: Andrea Pungarta Rontji
Language: Western Aranda
Community: Ntaria
Biography:
Andrea Rontji joined the potters in 2017. Andrea comes from a big family of potters, is the niece of prominent potters Lindy and Carol Rontji and the Grandaughter of Virginia Rontji and Irene Entata.
Andrea draws her inspiration from the landscape, flora, fauna and community surrounding Ntaria (Hermannsburg). She has a fine attention to detail in her brushwork and is a skilled hand builder with clay.
Andrea is central to life at the Pottery as she offers her skill as a Director and Art Worker. She has recently travelled overseas to present her work at the Indian Ceramics Triennale in 2024.
Collections
Art Gallery of New South Wales
National Gallery of Australia
Exhibitions
2018 Desert Mob, Araluen Alice Springs , Northern Territory, Australia
2018 Tarnanthi, Adelaide, South Australia
2018 Ramaramaka 'Generation Big Pot Project Alcaston Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia
2019 Pmere Nuka- Our Country' Turner Galleries, Perth, Western Australia
2019 Hermnannsburg Potters, Bett Gallery, Hobart Tasmania, Australia
2019 Desert Mob, Araluen, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
2019 Looking Back Moving Forward' Alcaston Gallery, Fitzroy, Australia
Art Fairs
2017 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
2017 Tarnanthi Aboriginal Art Fair
2018 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
2018 TARNANTHI Aboriginal Art Fair
2019 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
2019 TARNATHI Aboriginal Art Fair
Status: Stock AS Colour Uni-sex Cut Chestnut Brown 100% Cotton Digital Print In language we say “Ntaria-rinya ntjaarrala etna nama urrknga mpaaranha!” and that means “Ntaria mob, they make things from clay!”
Yalka (Bush Onion) All the family digging for yalka (bush onion) in Ntaria. Kwatja kngarrala nhamalanga yalka mangkama. Wild onions grow after lots of rain.
Kutjera (Bush Sultana/Desert Raisin) This is bush raisin, Kutjera. We find it near Ntari and 8 mile.