Maggie Bird Mpetyane was born at Mulga Bore Outstation in the Utopia Region, located 240km north east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
The eldest daughter of Paddy and Eileen Bird and granddaughter to Ada Bird, Maggie Bird is a young artist whose work shows the influences of her family’s artistic background.
The design elements in Maggie’s painting are associated with the stories from her country. Her main stories include bush yam, bush tomato, Alpar (rat-tail plant) Seed, and Awelye (women's ceremonial body paint designs).
Maggie’s work has featured in numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally