Tommy Tjapaltjarri Lowry b. c.1935

Also known as Tommy Larry Japaljarri, Tommy Lowry
  • Artist (Carver),
  • Artist (Painter)
Initially on the books of Papunya Tula Artists as a carver, Tommy Lowry began painting his Dreamings in the mid 1970s. Though never a prolific painter, his works have been collected by prestigious public and private institutions.

Tommy Lowry’s traditional country was Patja, in the Clutterbuck Hills, far to the south-west of Kintore and across the WA border towards Warburton. He spoke Pintupi/Ngardajarra and painted Tingari Dreamings, specifically the Snake Men stories for this area. Never prolific, his last works featured distinctive creamy pulsating surfaces in the dotting and were like enlargements of his earlier works from the 1970s. Before painting, Tommy Lowry was on the books of Papunya Tula Artists as a carver of wooden implements.

Writers:
Johnson, VivienNote: primary biographer
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011