Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri b. c.1932

Also known as Clifford Possum
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Carver)
Leading Papunya Tula artist. One of last men to join Geoffrey Bardon's group of 'painting men' at the beginning of the 1970s and the first to be recognised as an artist in his own right. His illustrious career has been the subject of several books and a major retrospective organised by the Art Gallery of South Australia, which toured nationally in 2003/5
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exhibited at
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
Date
2003 - 2005
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

Retrospective organised by the Art Gallery of South Australia curated by Vivien Johnson. ALSO TOURED: National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Queensland Art Gallery, Araluen Art Centre Alice Springs

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/2003/EX03%20Clifford%20Possum.htm
exhibited at
Songlines IV: Clifford Possum and the Papunya Tula Artists
Date
1990
Place
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Time before time: Aboriginal art of Australia
Date
1988
Place
Austral Gallery, St Louis, USA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Dreamings : The Art of Aboriginal Australia
Date
1988 - 1989
Place
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, USA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Paintings : 1973-86
Date
1988
Place
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Aboriginal art from the Central Desert and Northern Arnhem Land, featuring the work of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and members of his family
Date
1987
Place
Community Arts Centre, Brisbane, Qld
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, Uta Uta Tjangala and Paddy Carroll Tjungurrayi
Date
1984
Place
Adelaide Arts Festival, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Sao Paulo Biennale
Date
1983
Place
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Description
Type
Exhibition
Australian Perspecta
Date
1981
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Past and Present of the Australian Aborigine
Date
1980 - 1981
Place
Pacific Asia Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Alternative names
  • Clifford Possum
  • Clifford Possum
Related people
  • Leura, Tim Tjapaltjarri (sibling of)
  • Possum, Gabrielle Nungurrayi (parent of)
  • Possum, Michelle Nungurrayi (parent of)
  • Leura, Tim Tjapaltjarri (associate of)
  • Bardon, Geoffrey (associate of)
  • Possum, Lionel (parent of)
  • Leura, Tim Tjapaltjarri (sibling of)
  • Possum, Gabrielle Nungurrayi (parent of)
  • Possum, Michelle Nungurrayi (parent of)
  • Leura, Tim Tjapaltjarri (associate of)
  • Bardon, Geoffrey (associate of)
  • Possum, Lionel (parent of)
Related person groups
  • Papunya Tula Artists (associate of)
  • Papunya Tula Artists (associate of)
Related works
  • Men's Ceremony (creator of)
  • Napperby Lakes (creator of)
  • Eagle and Bower-bird Dreaming (Ceremony) (creator of)
  • Lightning Dreaming (creator of)
  • Man's Love Story (creator of)
  • Yuelamu honey ant dreaming (creator of)
  • Warlugulong (creator of)
  • Men's Ceremony (creator of)
  • Napperby Lakes (creator of)
  • Eagle and Bower-bird Dreaming (Ceremony) (creator of)
  • Lightning Dreaming (creator of)
  • Man's Love Story (creator of)
  • Yuelamu honey ant dreaming (creator of)
  • Warlugulong (creator of)
Related collections
  • Broken Hill Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW (collected in)
  • Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, NT (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of WA Anthropology Museum, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Pacific Asia Museum, Los Angeles, USA (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Victorian Centre for the Performing Arts, Melbourne, NSW (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Broken Hill Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW (collected in)
  • Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, NT (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of WA Anthropology Museum, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Pacific Asia Museum, Los Angeles, USA (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Victorian Centre for the Performing Arts, Melbourne, NSW (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Officer of the Order of Australia (received)
  • 2 large commissions, for the new Strehlow Research Foundation Alice Springs and the new Alice Springs Airport (received)
  • Visited USA - St Louis, New York (received)
  • Mural design Araluen Arts Centre Alice Springs (received)
  • Chairman of Papunya Tula Artists during early 1980s (received)
  • Alice Springs Art Prize (received)
  • Officer of the Order of Australia (received)
  • 2 large commissions, for the new Strehlow Research Foundation Alice Springs and the new Alice Springs Airport (received)
  • Visited USA - St Louis, New York (received)
  • Mural design Araluen Arts Centre Alice Springs (received)
  • Chairman of Papunya Tula Artists during early 1980s (received)
  • Alice Springs Art Prize (received)
Related events
  • Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (exhibited at)
  • Songlines IV: Clifford Possum and the Papunya Tula Artists (exhibited at)
  • Time before time: Aboriginal art of Australia (exhibited at)
  • Dreamings : The Art of Aboriginal Australia (exhibited at)
  • Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Paintings : 1973-86 (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal art from the Central Desert and Northern Arnhem Land, featuring the work of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and members of his family (exhibited at)
  • Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, Uta Uta Tjangala and Paddy Carroll Tjungurrayi (exhibited at)
  • Sao Paulo Biennale (exhibited at)
  • The Past and Present of the Australian Aborigine (exhibited at)
  • Australian Perspecta (None)
  • Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (exhibited at)
  • Songlines IV: Clifford Possum and the Papunya Tula Artists (exhibited at)
  • Time before time: Aboriginal art of Australia (exhibited at)
  • Dreamings : The Art of Aboriginal Australia (exhibited at)
  • Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Paintings : 1973-86 (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal art from the Central Desert and Northern Arnhem Land, featuring the work of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and members of his family (exhibited at)
  • Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, Uta Uta Tjangala and Paddy Carroll Tjungurrayi (exhibited at)
  • Sao Paulo Biennale (exhibited at)
  • The Past and Present of the Australian Aborigine (exhibited at)
  • Australian Perspecta (None)
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