Don Tjungarrayi b. c.1939

  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri/Luritja artist who commenced painting for Papunya Tula Artists in the late 1970s. He won the Alice Springs art prize in 1986, and his work is held in major public and private collections.
Name
Don Tjungarrayi
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Kitchen Staff (ANZSIC code: 4511)
  • Fencing Contractor (ANZSIC code: 3291)
  • Stockman (ANZSIC code: 0529)
Birth date
c.1939
Active Period
  • c.1977-
Residence
  • c.1977- Three Mile Bore, NT
  • Papunya, NT
Training
  • Paddy Carroll
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Winparrku
  • Kerrinyarra (Mt Wedge), NT
Dreaming
  • Kangaroo
  • Carpet Snake
  • Witchetty Grub
  • Wallaby
  • Budgerigar
  • Eagle Hawk
  • Possum
  • Barking Spider
  • Rainbow
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Luritja
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists, NT