Born 1966Language group: AnmatyerreCountry: Utopia Marie Ryder grew up at Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte) community, 80 kilometres southeast of Alice Springs with her eight younger brothers and sisters. Her mother is Theresa Ryder paints dot paintings as well as landscape paintings. Marie is married to Kevin Bird Mpetyane (grandson of Ada Bird Petyarre) and lives happily with their three children in Kevin's country in the Utopia Northeast of Alice Springs.Marie first painted on canvas in her early 20's. As a child, she watched her mother painting, observing her techniques and from this developed her own style. Her paintings are a celebration of the bush foods from Central Australia.