Tjulkiwa Atira-Atira b. 1951

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist
Pitjanjatjara artist who began working with craft in Ernabella in 1968. Her artistic pursuits led her to the medium of batik and in 1988, after an extended period in Fregon, she returned to Ernabella to work with acrylics on canvas. She was a featured artist in exhibitions at the Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs and Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide.
Name
Tjulkiwa Atira-Atira
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist
Birth date
1951
Birth place
Wataru Homeland, Mt Lindsay, South Australia, Wataru, (Mt Lindsay) SA
Active Period
  • c.1989-
  • c.1988-
  • c.1970 - c.1979
  • c.1968-
Residence
  • 1978 - 1988 Fregon, SA
  • Ernabella, SA
Training
  • c.1968- Ernabella craftroom, SA
  • c.1988- Ernabella Arts, SA
Indigenous Australian
 
Dreaming
  • Traditional bushfood
  • Aralya Tjukurpa
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Pitjantjatjara
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Ernabella Arts, SA