John Tjapaltjarri b. c.1940

  • Artist (Painter)
Pintupi artist who may have painted occasionally for Papunya Tula Artists in the early 1970s, and began painting regularly for the company in the late 1980s after living in Balgo for a decade or more. He later moved to Tjukurla.
Name
John Tjapaltjarri
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1940
Birth place
Patjantjanya, Lake MacDonald region NT/WA
Death date
Death note
deceased
Active Period
  • c.1991-
  • c.1974-
Residence
  • c.1991- Tjukurla, WA
  • c.1970 - c.1974 Papunya, NT
  • c.1985 - c.1989 Balgo (Balgo Hill), WA
Indigenous Australian
 
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Pintupi
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists