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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sibling of
Tim Tjapaltjarri Leura
1930
Artist (Painter), Artist (Carver)
parent of
Gabrielle Nungurrayi Possum
1967
Artist (Painter)
parent of
Michelle Nungurrayi Possum
1970
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Tim Tjapaltjarri Leura
1930
Artist (Painter), Artist (Carver)
associate of
Geoffrey Bardon
1940
Curator, Artist (Painter), Artist (Screen Artist)
parent of
Lionel Possum
Other occupation
associate of
Peggy Napangardi Brown
1932
Artist (Painter)
taught her to paint (as did her grandfather)
associate of
Paddy Tjungarrayi Carroll
1932
Artist (Painter)
relative of
Beatrix Nangala Dixon
1932
Artist (Painter)
relative of
Isobel Nungurrayi Hagan
1932
Artist (Painter)
daughter of Clifford Possum's older brother Immanuel
associate of
Dick Tjapanangka Lechleitner
1932
Artist (Painter)
grandparent of
Colin Tjakamarra McCormack
1932
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Colin Tjakamarra McCormack
1932
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Kitty Pultara Napaltjarri
1932
Artist (Painter)
relative of
Kitty Pultara Napaltjarri
1932
Artist (Painter)
relative of
Dinny Tjampitjinpa Nolan
1932
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Dinny Tjampitjinpa Nolan
1932
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
parent of
Michelle Nungurrayi Possum
1932
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Gabrielle Nungurrayi Possum
1932
Artist (Painter)
parent of
Gabrielle Nungurrayi Possum
1932
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Kaapa Tjampitjinpa
1932
Artist (Carver), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Theo Brown Tjapaltjarri
1932
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Brogas Tjapangati
1932
Artist (Carver), Artist (Painter)

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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)
  • Alice Springs Art Prize (received)
  • Chairman of Papunya Tula Artists during early 1980s (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)