Margaret Matay
Artist
Matay was sitting beside her father Binyinyuwuy and watching him paint as a young girl. ‘I was watching him and helping him with his Gnurrungitj, Gamanungku, Miku, Mul, Buthalak (black, white, red, and yellow ochre); and changing his water and mixing his Djalkurrk (bush glue). I learned from him, watching his hands, watching him make brushes from dharpa (bark and wood) for background painting and he cut my hair for his fine brush.’
Margaret proudly continues to paint her father’s designs that include ‘Rain on the Trees’ and the Banumbirr (morning star).
Birth
19/02/1963
Language
Djambarrpuyŋu
Clan
Wanybarrnga
Homeland
Djarraya
Artist’s Work
