Gideon Tjupurrula b. c.1927

Also known as Gideon Tjiparulla Jack
  • Artist (Painter)
Pintupi/Pitjantjatjara speaker who commenced painting for Papunya Tula Artists at Haasts Bluff in approximately 1976. He initially worked with a core group of Eastern Pintupi artists, and re-emerged as an artist with the establishment of Ikuntji Arts in the 1990s. His work is in major public and private collections.
Name
Gideon Tjupurrula
Also known as Gideon Tjiparulla Jack
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Stockman (ANZSIC code: 0529)
Birth date
c.1927
Birth note
in the vicinity of Lake Mackay
Death date
Death note
deceased
Active Period
  • c.1976-
Residence
  • Glen Helen, NT
  • c.1947- Haasts Bluff, NT
Training
  • Hermannsburg school, Hermannsburg, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Dreaming
  • Lake Mackay
  • Mitukutjurrayi, Yuwalki
  • Rockhole
  • Women
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Pintupi
  • Pitjantjatjara
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists, NT