Kanya Tjapangati b. c.1951

  • Artist (Painter)
Pintupi artist who moved between several Western Desert communities before settling in Kiwirrkura (WA). He received instruction from his elders at Papunya, evolving his own painting style in the early 1980s in Kintore (NT)painting for Papunya Tula Artists. His work is represented in major public and public collections.
Name
Kanya Tjapangati
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1951
Birth place
near Kiwirrkura, WA
Death date
Death note
deceased
Active Period
  • c.1982-
Residence
  • c.1967 - c.1972 Papunya, NT
  • Kiwirrkura, WA
  • c.1980- Walangkura (Kintore), NT
  • c.1974 Yai Yai, NT
  • 1972 - 1980 Warakuna
  • c.1972 - c.1980 Docker River, NT
  • c.1972 - c.1974 Balgo, WA
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Likilinga
  • Nungami
  • Yardinga
  • Mukula
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