John Tjakamarra b. c.1935

Also known as John Kipara Tjakamarra, John Jagamara
  • Artist (Painter)
A member of one of Pintupi groups who arrived in Papunya from the desert in the early 1960s, he painted with a core group of Pintupi artists in the Papunya Tula company's earliest days. His work is held in major public and private collections in Australia and overseas.
Name
John Tjakamarra
Also known as:
  • John Kipara Tjakamarra
  • John Jagamara
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • farm labourer (ANZSIC code: 01)
Birth date
c.1935
Active Period
  • c.1971-
Residence
  • c.1935 - c.1960 (west of Tjukurla, WA )
  • Walungurru (Kintore), NT
  • c.1964 - c.April 1981 Papunya, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Kulkurta, 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