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Dorothy Jones Pwerle

Dorothy Jones Pwerle

Dorothy Jones Pwerle

Born: 1953

Language Group: Alyawarre

Country: Atnwengerrp, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen

Subjects: Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Women's Story, Country, Women Collecting Imuna (Bush Food), Akarley (Northern Wild Orange)

Dorothy has been painting for Mbantua Gallery since 2001. Her style of painting often comprises of simple iconography representing women preparing for or participating in Awelye - woman's ceremonies and the body paint design associated with these ceremonies. Her backdrops of linear or patchwork patterns are created by applying very fine dots. Dorothy is second wife to Lenny Kngwarreye Jones.
Collections
Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs, NT
Exhibitions
2002
Mbantua Gallery USA exhibitions