Minnie Pwerle (c1910 - 2006) was born in the region

of Utopia, Northern Territory.

Incredibly, Minnie began painting her acrylic works

when she was in her late eighties. The artist’s main

Dreaming's are “Awelye-Atnwengerrp” (Women’s

Ceremony) and “The Bush Melon Dreaming”.

“Awelye-Atnwengerrp” is depicted as a series of lines

in varying widths and colours. The pattern

represents the designs painted on the top half of the

women’s bodies during ceremonies in their country.

Her works are colourful, bold and mesmerizing with

predominantly free-flowing lines. Minnie’s paintings

adorn the walls of many institutional and private

collections internationally.