Molly Pwerle - Artist Info

About Molly Pwerle

  • Biography

    "Molly Pwerle was born in around 1919 in the remote Utopia station community (350km north east of Alice Springs). Molly Pwerle is sister to Emily Pwerle, Galya Pwerle and the hugely successful Aboriginal artist Minnie Pwerle – Togther known as “The Pwerle Sisters”.

    Molly is also the aunt of acclaimed artist Barbara Weir (Minnie Pwerle’s daughter). Throughout 2004, Barbara Weir organised a workshop for the sisters, where they produced an amazing body of works. Occasionally they would collaborate on one artwork together.

    In recent years, the sister's have again started to paint collaborative works. Like her sisters, Molly’s paintings depict traditional women's ceremonies known as “Awelye Atnwengerrp” which is broadly...

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