George Tjungurrayi b. c.1943

Also known as George Tjungarrayi, George Jungarai
  • Artist (Painter)
Pintupi artist who has painted for Papunya Tula Artists since approximately 1976, becoming in the 1990s one of the company's leading painters.
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Born 'in the bush’ in Pintupi country across the WA border c.1943. He began painting in Papunya about 1976 for Papunya Tula Artists and continued while residing at Yai Yai, Warawiya, Mt Liebig and after settling in Kintore in the early 1980s. His ancestral country covers the sites around Wala Wala, Kiwirrkura, Lake Mackay, Kulkuta, Karku, Ngaluwinyamana, and Kilpinya to the north-west of Kintore across the WA border. He paints the Tingari stories for this region.

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

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