Rex Jupurrurla Patterson b.

Also known as Kumunjayi
  • Artist (Painter)
Rex Patterson, who often worked with his wife Valerie Napanangka Patterson, started painting in 1986. A devout Christian, he intended to study for the ministry.
Name
Rex Jupurrurla Patterson
Also known as Kumunjayi
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
Birth place
Tennant Creek, NT
Birth note
close to his mother's country
Death date
Death note
Deceased, information supplied by Lynette Tasman Napangardi
Active Period
  • c.1986 - c.2006
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Tennant Creek, NT
Dreaming
  • Laju
  • Jangangpa
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary