the creation of Atnwengerrp by Charmaine Pwerle
A collection that pays homage to Dreamings, Country and Ancestors.
The creations are very close to Charmaine’s heart, as each piece is named after her four daughters; Malangka, Kwerralya, Akarley and Anjurra.
Each name has been chosen and passed down to them from their ancestors, all of which, have a deep connection and meaning to the country.
Handwoven from luxuriously soft and luminous Tencel™
SIZES: 200 x 290 / 250 x 350 / 300 x 400 cm
Handwoven from luxuriously soft and luminous Tencel™
SIZES: 200 x 290 / 250 x 350 / 300 x 400 cm
Handwoven from luxuriously soft and luminous Tencel™
SIZES: 200 x 290 / 250 x 350 / 300 x 400 cm
Handwoven from luxuriously soft and luminous Tencel™
SIZES: 200 x 290 / 250 x 350 / 300 x 400 cm
Pwerle approaches the canvas with much more than the usual degree of confidence. Her lines are bold and sure, echoing those of her grandmother Minnie Pwerle, but with the assurance of a much more practised artist than her years of experience would suggest. The brushwork in her body designs, Awelye, has all the characteristics of this family dreaming, but Charmaine lends her own distinct creative flair, pattern and movement to the canvas.
Charmaine is definitely a family person and lives in Alice Springs with her four daughters, son and large family. Her education has been varied, to say the least. Straddling the worlds of the remote outpost of Utopia (280 km North East of Alice Springs) until the age of seven, then immediately following this, the urban environment of Adelaide where she was sent to 'improve her education.'
The Rug Collection
We are privileged to have worked together with Charmaine and Pwerle Gallery, in bringing to life AWELYE ATNWENGERRP - the creation of Atnwengerrp.
A unique and emotive collection of four distinct artworks, handmade into a luxury and luminous rug collection.
Awelye Atnwengerrp was created to lay meaningful art and comfort into homes across the land.
Pwerle Gallery
An Aboriginal family-owned company founded by Jade Torres, the daughter of renowned international art dealer Fred Torres and the Great Granddaughter of Minnie Pwerle and Granddaughter of Barbara Weir.
Pwerle Gallery is proud to represent its cultural heritage and has become firmly entrenched in the contemporary Aboriginal Art industry and is now recognised as a leading supplier of quality Utopian artwork, both nationally and internationally.