Jacky Tjakamarra b. c.1945

Also known as Jackie Tjakamarra
  • Artist (Painter)
After spending time in Papunya during the initial years of the acrylic painting movement, he lived in Warakurna for many years before moving back to Kintore (NT) and later Kiwirrkura (WA), where he painted for Papunya Tula Artists on an occasional basis.

Born near Kulkurta, south of Kiwirrkura, he was the brother of Anatjari Tjakamarra . Arriving in Papunya from the desert in the ’60s, he was present when painting started in 1971. He may have painted in the early 1970s before moving to Warakurna, where he lived until the early ’80s. He then joined the move back to the Pintupi homelands and settled at Kintore and later Kiwirrkura. An occasional painter for Papunya Tula Artists.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien Note: Primary biographer.
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011