Dawn Wheeler Ngala was born in 1953 in Ntaria (Hermannsburg). She is the daughter of Pastor Peter Buller, a Lutheran missionary of whom she has fond memories of, and recalls learning to make music sticks from him. Dawn’s family lives at Rirrka (Sandhill) Camp in Ntaria and spends time visiting their nearby outstation – Rrirrkathathaka (Red Sand Hill). Dawn draws on the landscape around her, her love of her father’s country, whose memory has inspired her to maintain links to her Luritja heritage through her art practice. Dawn’s work is held in prominent public collections including at the Art Gallery of NSW and the National Gallery of Australia and shown at the Indian Ceramics Triennale in 2024.
