About Marie Ryder
Marie Ryder grew up with her eight younger brothers and sisters in the Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte) settlement, 80 kilometers southeast of Alice Springs. Therese Ryder, a well-known illustration and landscape artist, is her mother. Marie is married to Kevin Bird Mpetyane and they live happily in Kevin’s country in the Utopia Region, north of Alice Springs, with their children.
Marie began painting while she was in her early twenties. She learned to paint by watching her mother and observing her techniques as a child, and she eventually established her own style. Her paintings are a celebration of Central Australian bush delicacies. They are extremely figurative, depicting her homeland in vibrant colors.