Rosalina Ngala is an Aboriginal Sistergirl sex worker artist from Central Australia. Rosalina has been a longtime advocate for Indigenous, trans and sex worker rights and was one of the founders of Sisters and Brothers Northern Territory. Rosalina is the Chair of the Scarlet Alliance National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Working Group and was on the Scarlet Alliance Executive Committee between 2017 to 2019. In 2019, Rosalina was voted by sex workers around Australia as the Whore of the Year and won the award in recognition of her advocacy, in particular on raising the visibility of Aboriginal and trans sex workers. Rosalina has been painting traditional Aboriginal artworks since she was 8 years old, learning through her grandparents, aunties and uncles. Rosalina has a twin sister Bree, who is also a recognised artist and advocate. She has had the opportunity to exhibit her artwork in galleries in Australia and abroad. Rosalina also had the opportunity to exhibit her artwork in New York’s Pop Up Art festival which showcased a painting she did about supporting sex worker rights.
