Margaret Golder
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BiographyMargaret Golder Kngwarreye comes from Utopia Community in Central Australia. Utopia is a well known Aboriginal Community which has produced some of Australia’s most talented and highly sought after contemporary Aboriginal artists, including the likes of Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Minnie Pwerle and the Petyarre sisters. Margaret is not a career artist however enjoys the cultural connection she gets when she does complete a painting. Central Art’s website features one of her “Sugar Bag Seed” paintings which is a topographical view of the various bush seeds which grow in the region of Utopia. The women will gather and grind the seeds to make flour for damper or boil the seeds for Bush Medicine. Margaret is the mother of Janet Golder Kngwarreye and talented emerging artist. She is married to Sammy Pitjara who is also an artist. |
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