May Lewis Pwerle
May Lewis Pwerle
Born: 1964
Language Group: Alyawarre
Country: Atnwengerrp, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk and Cotton
Subjects: Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Akarley (Northern Wild Orange), Country, Imuna (Bush Food)
May began painting for Mbantua Gallery in 1996 along with her sisters Dorothy, Topsy, Mary, Mavis and Gypsy. These sisters are married into the Jones family of Utopia and therefore go by either the Lewis or the Jones surname.
May's paintings are commonly based on Awelye that is performed for the Akarley which is a bush orange that can be found throughout her country. Her paintings consist of refined dot work in various colours and patterns.
Collections
Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs, NT