Born: c1910 McDonnell Down Station NT
Died: 2006 Alice Springs NT
Language: Anmatyerre & Alyawarr
Country: Atnwengerrp
Region: Utopia, north-east of Alice Springs NT

Minnie was well known for her loose, free-flowing and repetitious patterning evocative of finger painting. Her work focused on women’s body (awelye-atnwengerrp) and bush melon designs. Encouraged late in life by her family to partake in the industry that has brought global attention to her region, Minnie began painting full time when she was in her late eighties. Nevertheless, with a gregarious and free-spirited approach to her work, she certainly achieved the freshness and innocence of a child at play. Her distinctive painting style is continually in high demand and is found in prominent private, corporate and public national and international collections including National Gallery of Victoria, AGNSW and Queensland Art Gallery.

The Dark + Light 1 fireworks gallery Brisbane

Minnie Pwerle Memorial Exhibition Gallery Savah Sydney
The Pwerle Sisters Flinders Lane Gallery Melbourne
Group exhibition APS Bendi Lango Art Exhibition Rio Tinto Offices Melbourne

Predominantly White fireworks gallery Brisbane

Diva’s of the Desert Gallery Gonwana Alice Springs

Minimal Fuss fireworks gallery Brisbane

My Grandmother and Me World Vision Walkabout Gallery Sydney
Minnie Pwerle & Mitjili Napurrula Japingka Gallery Fremantle
Group Exhibition Art & Soul Gallery Nashville Tennessee USA
Sydney Art Fair Gallery Savah Sydney
Art from the Dreamtime Portland Art Museum Oregon USA