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 | Born: c 1930's Language Group: Alyawarre Country: Atnwengerrp/Irrweltye, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen Subjects: Awelye (Woman's Ceremony and Body Paint Design), Akarley (Bush Orange) |
Emily painted her first paintings for Mbantua in 2001. The theme of her paintings usually relates to Women's Ceremonies associated with her country, Atnwengerrp/Irrweltye, and the body paint designs used. Her style often shows strong, bold linear work with a backdrop of fine dots, reflecting country or sometimes akarley (bush orange), also stories from Emily's country.
Emily is a full sister to the late Minnie Pwerle (Barbara Weir's mother).
Collections
Mbantua Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice Springs
Exhibitions
| 2005 | Permanent exhibition and collection, DACOU Australia, Rosewater, SA |
| 2005 | Group exhibition, Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs, NT |
| 2005 | Gallery Savah, Sydney, NSW |
| 2006 | Group Exhibition, 'The Pwerle Sisters' Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, VIC |
| 2006 | Group Exhibition, 'The Pwerle Sisters' Artmob Gallery, Hobart, TAS |
| 2006 | APS Bendi Lango Art Exhibition, Rio Tinto Offices, Melbourne, VIC |
| 2006 | Gallery Savah, Sydney, NSW |
| 2006 | Group exhibition, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, QLD |
| 2007 | Dacou Adelaide, Port Adelaide, SA |
| 2007 | 'Standing on Ceremony', Tandanya Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA |
| 2007 | Utopia in New York, Robert Steele Gallery, New York. USA |
| 2007 | Gallery Savah, Sydney, NSW |
| 2007 | University of NSW, Shalom Department, Kensington, NSW |
| 2007 | 'Desert Diversity', Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, VIC |
| 2007 | Group Exhibition, Australian Embassy, Washington, USA |
| 2007 | 'Treasures of the Spirit – Investing in Aboriginal Art', Tandanya Cultural Institute, Adelaide SA |
| 2007 | APS Bendi Lango Art Exhibition with Rio Tinto, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, QLD |
| 2007 | 'New Works from Utopia', Space Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| 2008 | 'Dreamings – the Land', Outback Aboriginal Art, Caulfield, VIC |
| 2008 | 'Utopia Collection', Japinka Gallery, Perth, WA |
| 2008 | 'Utopia Discoveries', Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, VIC |
| 2008 | Gallery Savah, Sydney, NSW |
| 2008 | 'Colours', United Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
| 2008 | Group travelling exhibition to major cities in Australia, 'EWB Elements', presented by Dreamtime Art in conjunction with DACOU |
| 2008 | 'Walking Together to Aid Aboriginal Health', Shalom Gamarada Aboriginal Art Exhibition, University of NSW, Kensington, NSW |
| 2008 | 'Women's Stories', Alison Kelly Gallery, Richmond, VIC |
| 2009 | 'Utopia, Colour's of the Desert', Gongpyeong Art Space in conjunction with DACOU, Australian Embassy in Korea & Crossbay Gallery, Seoul, KOREA |
| 2009 | Utopia group exhibition, DACOU Broome, Broome, WA |
| 2009 | Group Exhibition, Gallery Savah, Sydney, NSW |
| 2010 | Group Exhibition, DACOU Melbourne, Middle Park, VIC |
| 2010 | 'The Pwerle Sisters' Group Exhibition DACOU Australia, Melbourne VIC |
Emily paints Awelye (Women's Ceremony and Body Paint Designs) for the ancestral dreamtime stories which belong to her country, Atnwengerrp.
The linear designs in this painting represent Awelye. These designs are painted onto the chest, breasts, arms and thighs. Powders ground from red and yellow ochre (clays), charcoal and ash are used as body paint and applied with a flat stick with soft padding. The women sing the songs associated with their Awelye as each woman takes her turn to be 'painted-up'. Women perform Awelye ceremonies to demonstrate respect for their country and the total well-being and health of their community.
