High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Minnie Pwerle (also Minnie Purla or Minnie Motorcar Apwerl; born between 1910 and 1922 – 18 March 2006) was an Australian Aboriginal artist. She came from Utopia, Northern Territory (Unupurna in native language), a cattle station in the Sandover area of Central Australia 300 kilometres (190 mi) northeast of Alice Springs.