Margaret Scobie (born 1948 in Woola Downs, Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia[1]) is an Australian Aboriginal artist from the Anmatyerre community, just north of Alice Springs.[2]

Scobie is from one of the most famous Aboriginal artistic families,[3] related to other Aboriginal artists such as Emily Kame Kngwarreye (her aunt), Gloria Petyarre (first cousin), Kathleen Petyarre, Anna Petyarre, and Ada Bird Petyarre.[4]

Margaret Scobie was educated at Ross Park Primary School in Alice Springs.[1] She was introduced to painting at "Awelye" ceremonies and has been a painter for most of her life.

Scobie's painting is to be found in a number of art galleries including the Aboriginal Art Store,[1] the Clare Valley Art Gallery,[3] Didgeridoo Hut & Art Gallery,[5] Doongal Aboriginal Art,[6] Galeria Aniela,[4] and Gallery Gondwana.[7] Most of her artworks depict bush medicine leaves, spinifex grass and Awelye.[8]

Margaret Scobie has three daughters and one son.[9]

See also

• Dreaming (Australian Aboriginal art)
• The Dreaming
• List of Indigenous Australian visual artists

References

External links

• Margaret Scobie at Artnet
• Margaret Scobie at Aboriginal Art
• Margaret Scobie at Aboriginal Art Galleries
• Margaret Scobie at MutualArt
• https://aboriginalartpaintings.com/the-artists/margaret-scobie