Jeannie Pwerle
Jeannie Mills Pwerle (born 1965) is an artist of the Alyawarre language group from Irrwelty and Anmatyerre country.[1] Other name variations include Jeanie Mills Pwerle, Jeannie Pwerle and Jeanie Pwerle.[2] Pwerle has been included in Part One of the National Gallery of Australia Know My Name exhibition[2] and featured in numerous group exhibitions (see below).
She was born in Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia. Pwerle was a significant contributing artist to the first Utopia project.[3] The Utopia project was a historic exhibition of women artists held in 1989.[4]
Family[edit]
Her mother is Dolly Mills Petyarre and her uncle is Greeny Purvis Petyarre. Her great aunt is the late Emily Kame Kngwarreye.[1]
Art practice[edit]
Pwerle paints the Anaty - Bush Yam, which is a staple food for many people from the Central Desert region.[5] Her acrylic paintings often use an abstract set of colours, with shapes that each represent the Anaty. Each shape is outlined with a row of white dots.[3]
Career[edit]
Collections[edit]
- Mbantua Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice Springs[1]
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra[2]
- Holmes à Court Collection, Perth[3]
Awards[edit]
Pwerle was a finalist for the 2008 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA).[5]
Group exhibitions[edit]
| 2021 | Utopia Aboriginal Art, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA[3] |
| 2020 | Sounds of Summer, Japingka Gallery, Perth[6] |
| 2020 | Colours of Spring, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney[7] |
| 2020 | Central Focus, Art Mob, Hobart[8] |
| 2014 | Narrativa Herióca - Pintura Aborígine do Deserto Australiano - Renaissance Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil[1] |
| 2014 | Arca Urbana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] |
| 2008 | From Generation to Generation, Mbantua Gallery Darwin, NT[1] |
| 2002 | Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee, USA[3] |
| 2002 | The Cove Gallery, Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)[3] |
| 2002 | Urban Wine Works, Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)[3] |
| 2002 | Mary's Woods, Portland, Oregon USA (Benefit - OHSU Heart Research Centre)[3] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Jeannie Mills Pwerle". Mbantua Gallery. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jeanie Pwerle". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Jeannie Mills Pwerle - Artist Bio & Artworks - Japingka Gallery". Japingka Aboriginal Art Gallery. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ↑ Brody, Anne; Robert Holmes à Court Collection; Utopia Pastoral Lease (N.T.), eds. (1989). Utopia women's paintings: the first works on canvas: a summer project 1988-89: the Robert Holmes à Court Collection. Sydney: Heytesbury Holdings. OCLC 220940203. Search this book on
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jeannie Mills, Pwerle. "Jeannie Mills Pwerle". Aboriginal Art Centre. Retrieved 12 March 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Sounds of Summer - Aboriginal Artists Online - Japingka". Japingka Aboriginal Art Gallery. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ↑ "Colours of Spring 2020". www.kateowengallery.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ↑ "Central Focus - Art Mob | Australian Aboriginal Art Gallery". Art Mob. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
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