Timothy Tjungurrayi Dempsey b. c.1942

Also known as Young Timothy Tjungurrayi Dempsey
  • Artist (Painter)
Luritja artist who moved to Papunya in the early 1960s. He began painting for Papunya Tula in the mid 1980s but mainly sold his work through the Centre for Aboriginal Artists in Alice Springs.
Name
Timothy Tjungurrayi Dempsey
Also known as Young Timothy Tjungurrayi Dempsey
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Mechanic (ANZSIC code: 9419)
  • Stockman (ANZSIC code: 0529)
Birth date
c.1942
Birth place
Haasts Bluff, NT
Death date
Death note
deceased
Active Period
  • c.1985-
Residence
  • Five Mile (5 Mile), NT
  • c.1950 - c.1960 Narwietooma, NT
  • c.1960- Papunya, NT
Training
  • received schooling, c.1950 - c.1960 Narwietooma station, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Lajamanu, NT
  • Napperby, NT
  • Papunya, NT
Dreaming
  • Hunting for Kangaroo
  • Barking Spider
  • Spear Ceremony
  • Centipede
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Luritja
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary