A native of
Simon's Town,
Cape Province, Papageorge earned her
bachelor's degree in fine arts from the
University of South Africa in
Pretoria in 1979; she earned a higher
diploma in
graphics from Pretoria Technikon in 1981. She turned to art after the death from
cancer of her two-year-old daughter. Much of Papageorge's work explores
geological rifts, tying them
metaphorically to personal and political upheaval. Her more recent pieces have explored the
Gondwana schism. In 2003 she completed her work, "Africa Rifting: Lines of Fire, Namibia/Brazil," which featured flowing red material on the sandy beaches of Africa and Brazil. This work was filmed on September 11, 2001, and presents a powerful contrast to the events in the United States at the time. ==References==