About Margaret Scobie
Born 1948. Margaret Scobie is a painter, known for Contemporary Indigenous Australian art.
Margaret Scobie (born 1948 in Woola Downs, Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia) is an Australian Aboriginal artist from the Anmatyerre community, just north of Alice Springs.
Scobie is from one of the most famous Aboriginal artistic families, related to other Aboriginal artists such as Emily Kame Kngwarreye (her aunt), Gloria Petyarre (first cousin), Kathleen Petyarre, Anna Petyarre, and Ada Bird Petyarre.
Margaret Scobie was educated at Ross Park Primary School in Alice Springs. Doongal Aboriginal Art, Galeria Aniela, Most of her artworks depict bush medicine leaves, spinifex grass and Awelye.
Margaret Scobie has three daughters and one son.
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Who is Margaret Scobie?
Australian artist (born 1948)
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Margaret Scobie was born in 1948 in Utopia, Northern Territory.
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Margaret Scobie is a painter.
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Margaret Scobie is known for Contemporary Indigenous Australian art.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Margaret Scobie. https://biography.guide/margaret-scobie/
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