Margaret Gudumurrkuwuy is a talented and experienced artist from Galiwin’ku, the main community on Elcho Island. She is married to Sandy Pascoe and together they have three children and three grandchildren.
Margaret is known for her painting and carving skills and her past works include hollow logs, sculptures and paintings on bark and canvas, as well as more recently woven fibre works and jewellery.
Margaret is employed as an art centre assistant at Elcho Island Arts where her roles include assisting with translation, documenting traditional culture and knowledge, natural materials collection and artist liaison.
In 2009 Margaret commenced reduction wood cut printmaking with printmakers from Basil Hall Editions. Her work included in the Elcho Elements exhibition depicts the salt water currents found in the waterways surrounding Elcho Island.
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