Charlie Tjapangati b. c.1949

  • Artist (Painter)
Pintupi artist, now based at Kintore, who commenced painting for Papunya Tula Artists in the late 1970s. He travelled to the USA with the exhibition, "Mr Sandman Bring Me A Dream". His work is in major collections, such as Holmes à Court and the National Gallery of Australia.
Name
Charlie Tjapangati
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1949
Birth place
Palinpalintjanya, WA
Birth note
"in the bush" north-west of Jupiter Well
Active Period
  • c.1977-
Residence
  • c.1982- Kintore, NT
  • c.1964 - c.1982 Papunya, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Puntatarpa, WA
Dreaming
  • Tingari
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Pintupi
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists, NT