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 | Born: 1966 Language Group: Eastern Arrernte Country: Santa Teresa area, South East of Alice Springs Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Linen and Paper, Decorative Craft Subjects: Variety of Bush foods, Awelye (Women's Ceremony and Body Paint Designs), Owls |
Marie Ryder grew up at Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte) community, 80kms southeast of Alice Springs with her eight younger brothers and sisters. Her mother is Therese Ryder, a highly respected illustrative and landscape artist. Marie is married to Kevin Bird Mpetyane (grandson of Ada Bird Petyarre) and lives happily with their children in Kevin's country in the Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs. Marie also has another two children from her first marriage.
Marie first put paint to canvas when she was in her early 20's. As a child, she watched her mother painting, observing her techniques and from this developed her own style. Her paintings are a celebration of the bush foods from Central Australia. They are highly representational using rich colours to depict her country.
Her work is held in many private collections both interstate and overseas. Her work has also been represented in many group exhibitions.
Collections
Mbantua Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice Springs
Exhibitions
| 1999 | Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs |
| 2000 | Bush Foods: Therese Ryder & Marie Ryder, Mbantua Gallery |
| 2002 | Mbantua Gallery USA exhibitions: Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville TN; 'The Cove Gallery' Portland OR; Urban Wine Works, Portland OR; Mary's Woods, Portland OR |
| 2003 | Mbantua Gallery USA exhibitions: New City Merchants, Knoxville TN; Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville TN; 'The Cove Gallery', Portland OR; Contemporary Aboriginal Art Event, Umpqua Bank, Portland OR; Mary's Woods, Portland OR; Art From The Dreamtime, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR |
| 2004 | Mbantua Gallery USA exhibitions: Portland, Nashville, Knoxville, Hartford, Greenwich, New York and Philadelphia |
Marie paints Merne Atwakeye, known as the wild orange (Capparis mitchellii). Merne means food in Marie's language and Atwakeye is the orange. The small compact tree of the wild orange plant is about 3½ m high with dark green leathery leaves. Its creamy white flowers open during the night and wither before the end of the next day. The fruit hang down on long stalks, turning a yellow green tint when ripe. The oranges usually ripen from October through January depending on seasonal conditions.
Marie has illustrated the leaves and fruit of the wild orange plant when it is ripe and ready to eat raw.
Marie also paints bush berries that are found throughout Central Australia.
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