George Tjungurrayi b. c.1943

Also known as George Tjungarrayi, George Jungarai
  • Artist (Painter)
Pintupi artist who has painted for Papunya Tula Artists since approximately 1976, becoming in the 1990s one of the company's leading painters.
Name
George Tjungurrayi
Also known as:
  • George Tjungarrayi
  • George Jungarai
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1943
Birth place
Western Australia, WA
Birth note
"in the bush" in Pintupi country
Active Period
  • c.1976-
Residence
  • Walangkura (Kintore), NT
  • Amunturangu (Mt Liebig), NT
  • Yai Yai
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Kilpinya
  • Ngaluwinyamana
  • Karku
  • Kulkuta
  • Lake Mackay
  • Kiwirrkura, WA
  • Wala Wala
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