Jimija Jungarrayi b. c.1908

Also known as Jimmy-ja Tjungarrayi, Jigija Jungarai
  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri artist Jungarrayi was one of the senior men who initiated the painting movement in Yuendumu in the mid 1980s. His work, including an early collaborative piece "Munga Star Dreaming", is held in major national art collections.
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Name
Jimija Jungarrayi
Also known as:
  • Jimmy-ja Tjungarrayi
  • Jigija Jungarai
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1908
Birth place
Yarrunkanyi, NT
Birth note
Mt Hardy
Death date
1989
Active Period
  • c.1985
Residence
  • Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT
  • Jila (Chilla Well), NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Dreaming
  • Mala (Western Hare Wallaby)
  • Initiated Men (Ngarrka)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Warlukurlangu Artists, Yuendumu, NT

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Related stub person groups
  • Warlukurlangu Artists (associate of)
Related people
  • Sims, Paddy Japaljarri (associate of)
  • Spencer, Larry Jungarrayi (associate of)
  • Nelson, Paddy Jupurrurla (associate of)
Related works
  • Munga Star Dreaming (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)