Maggie is a teacher's aide at a school in Utopia. She enjoys reading, maths and teaching English to the children as well as hunting for sugarbag, honey ants, goanna and kangaroo.#url#
Born: 1973
Language Group: Anmatyerre
Country: Ilkawerne (El-go-an-na), Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen
Subjects: Alpar (Rat-Tail Plant) Story, Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Imuna (Bush Food)
Maggie Bird Mpetyane is the eldest daughter of artist Paddy Bird (deceased) and Eileen Bird. Her grandmother is the late Ada Bird Petyarre, a highly respected senior artist from Utopia. Maggie has worked as a teacher's assistant at Akaye School for 7-9 year olds. She likes reading, math's and teaching the English language to the children. In her spare time she enjoys painting with her large extended family at Utopia, as well as hunting for sugar bags, honey ants, goanna and kangaroos.
Collections
Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs, NT
Exhibitions
2002-2004
Mbantua Gallery USA exhibitions
2003
My Grandmother and Me, World Vision Walkabout, Sydney, NSW
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