Michael Atira-Atira b. c.1942

  • Artist (Painter)
Pitjantjatjara artist who grew up at Ernabella mission. Michael Atira-Atira commenced working with acrylics on canvas while living in Alice Springs in 1988. He later returned to Ernabella where he continued painting.
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Name
Michael Atira-Atira
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Builder (ANZSIC code: 30)
  • Shearer (ANZSIC code: 0522)
Birth date
c.1942
Birth place
Ernabella, SA
Active Period
  • c.1988-
Residence
  • c.1988- Alice Springs, NT
  • c.1942 - c.1988 Ernabella, SA
Training
  • Ernabella school
  • c.1988 Alice Springs NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Dreaming
  • Mulayanyu
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Pitjantjatjara
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Ernabella Arts, SA

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