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Yirmangka – Yirmangka ( Bush Medicine)

This is from a series of small works from our main artists depicting the love of collecting from the bush traditional medicines and tucker.

Categories: Papulankutja Artists

Name: Margie Leo



Biography:

Margie was born in Alice Springs in 1975. She spent her youth and did her schooling in Pukatja Community on the APY Lands before moving to Yuendumu in the Northern Territory. Margie began painting in 1994, predominantly painting Lukarrara Tjukurrpa (Desert Fringe Rush Seed Dreaming), and exploring themes such as bush tucker and bush medicine. Margie began painting with Papulankutja Artists shortly after moving to Blackstone in 2022.


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