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Minnie Pwerle

Minnie Pwerle (c.1922 - 2006) was active/lived in Australia.  Minnie Pwerle is known for Aboriginal theme symbolic painting on canvas.

Minnie Pwerle (also Minnie Purla or Minnie Motorcar Apwerl; born between 1910 and 1922 – 18 March 2006) was an Australian Aboriginal artist. She came from Utopia, Northern Territory (Unupurna in local language), a cattle station in the Sandover area of Central Australia 300 kilometres (190 mi) northeast of Alice Springs.

Minnie began painting in 2000 at about the age of 80, and her pictures soon became popular and sought-after works of contemporary Indigenous Australian art. In the years after she took up painting on canvas until she died in 2006, Minnie's works were exhibited around Australia and collected by major galleries, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Queensland Art Gallery.

With popularity came pressure from those keen to acquire her work. She was allegedly "kidnapped" by people who wanted her to paint for them, and there have been media reports of her work being forged. Minnie's work is often compared with t   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 9815 characters.]  Artist bio

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Awelye Atnwengerrp (2002)

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Awelye , 2005

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Awelye Atnwengerrp , 2000

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Anmatyerre, Alyawarr language group Awelye , 2005

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Awelye Atnwengerrp 2001

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