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SP10174

Soakage and Bush Medicine

Medium
Acrylic on Canvas
Size
30 x 30cm
Year Painted
2023
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SP10174

Soakage and Bush Medicine

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Artist Profile

Rosie began painting for Mbantua Gallery in 1999 and is part of a large extended…

Artist Profile

Artist Profile

Rosie Pwerle
Born:

c. 1950's

Language Group:

Anmatyerre

Country:

Ahalpere, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Medium:

Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk

Subjects:

Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Country, Arwengerrp (Bush Turkey), Soakage and Bush Medicine, Awelye (Women's Ceremony) for Anwekety (Conkerberry), Anwekety (Conkerberry), Awelye (Women's Ceremony) for Anemangkerr (Bush Melon), Frog, Lizard, Coolamon

Rosie began painting for Mbantua Gallery in 1999 and is part of a large extended family of artists. Her sister, Lena Pwerle (dec), was also a painter and a senior custodian of their country. Rosie's two daughters, Julie Pengarte and Amy Napangardi, are both artists as well.

Initially, Rosie worked in batik, joining over eighty other women from the Utopia Region in Central Australia. Her batik work is featured in the collection 'Utopia - A Picture Story,' part of the Robert Holmes à Court Collection.

In October 2017, Rosie spent two weeks at the Mbantua Workshop with her sister Lena and Lena's daughter Nora, where they created their unique designs and stories.

COLLECTIONS
Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs, NT
EXHIBITIONS
1990
Utopia - A Picture Story, an Exhibition of 88 works on Silk by Utopian artists, Holmes à Court Collection, toured Eire and Scotland
2002
Mbantua Gallery USA exhibitions
2003
Mbantua Gallery USA exhibitions
2003
Contemporary Aboriginal Art Event, Umpqua Bank in conjunction with Mbantua Gallery, Portland, Oregon USA
2003
Art from the Dreamtime, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon USA
2004
Mbantua Gallery USA exhibitions
REFERENCES
Brody, A.
(1990) Utopia: a Picture Story, 88 Silk Batiks from the Robert Holmes à Court Collection, Heytesbury Holdings, Perth, WA

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Artist Name, Artwork Size, Medium, Year Painted,

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Artist Name:
Rosie Pwerle
Artwork Size:
30 x 30cm
Medium:
Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted:
2023
Title:
Soakage and Bush Medicine
Free Shipping Worldwide!:
This painting on canvas will be shipped in a cylinder to you free of charge, worldwide! An option to have this painting 'stretched' onto a wooden frame may be available. If selected, further charges will apply and will be calculated at checkout.

Description

Rosie paints Soakage and Bush Medicine Plant. Rosie uses circular designs to represent Soakages that are located throughout her country, Ahalpere. Many of these soakages had plenty of water in them long ago although most have dried up now. With their intimate knowledge of the land, Rosie's people knew how and where to find them in their harsh desert environment.

The leaf of the Bush Medicine Plant is gathered and taken back to the camp, ground and mixed with animal oils and then rubbed onto open wounds.

Located at
Mbantua Alice Gallery