Charlie Tjungarrayi Tarawa b. c.1925

Also known as Charlie Tjaruru Tjungurrayi
  • Artist (Painter)
Because of his extensive experience with Europeans, he became the spokesman for the younger Pintupi men in the early days of the Papunya painting movement. Later he befriended Papunya Tula Artists' manager (1980-1) the late Andrew Crocker, with whom he travelled to the UK and who organised his retrospective, the first of a Papunya artist.
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associate of
Andrew Crocker
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associate of
Narputta Nangala Jugadai
1925
Artist (Painter)
relative of
Narputta Nangala Jugadai
1925
Artist (Painter)
brother-in-law
associate of
Benny Tjapaltjarri
1925
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Willy Tjungarrayi
1925
Artist (Painter)
Charlie Tarawa's camels led the family in to Haasts Bluff in the late '50s
associate of
Nosepeg Tjupurrula
1925
Artist (Painter)
associate of
George Tjangala Yapa
1925
Artist (Painter)

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References [<ExternalResource: Johnson, V. (2008), 'Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists', IAD Press, Alice Springs, NT ISBN 978 1 86465 090 7url:, .>, <ExternalResource: Johnson, http://www.iadpress.com. (2008), 'Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists', IAD Press, Alice Springs, NT ISBN 978 1 86465 090 7.>, <ExternalResource: Bardon, Geoffrey and Bardon, James (2004), 'Papunya: A Place Made After the Story; The Beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement', Miegunyah Press, Melbourne, VIC ISBN-10 : 0-522-85110-X / ISBN-13: 978-0522851106.>] [<ExternalResource: Johnson, V. (2008), 'Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists', IAD Press, Alice Springs, NT ISBN 978 1 86465 090 7url:, .>]