Benny Tjapaltjarri b. c.1930

  • Artist (Painter)
Born west of Kintore, NT, Tjapaltjarri's first attempts at painting for Papunya Tula Artists were in the early '70s. He painted more regularly after the Pintupi move to Kintore, where he was a key figure in community and ceremony.
Name
Benny Tjapaltjarri
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • builder (ANZSIC code: 30)
  • construction (ANZSIC code: 3242)
Birth date
c.1930
Birth place
west of Kintore, NT
Death date
Death note
deceased
Active Period
  • c.1980-
  • c.1973-
Residence
  • Kintore, NT
  • Papunya, NT
  • Haasts Bluff, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Pinpirnga
  • Pukurru
Dreaming
  • Wintaru, Bandicoot
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Pintupi
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists, NT