Michael Tjangala Mutji b. c.1940

  • Artist (Painter)
Kukatja speaker of Balgo Hill and a committed artist of Warlayirti Artists. He was the head of a household of Balgo painters.
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Born near Well 33 on the Canning Stock Route c.1940, Michael Mutji was a Kukatja speaker with country at Kinyu and Tjunpartja. He resided at Balgo, where he began painting for Warlayirti Artists in 1988. He usually painted Dingo/Wati Kutjarra (Two Men) Dreaming. A quiet man who did a lot of painting and tried many different approaches to his art, yet always imparted the look of tradition. The head of a household containing a number of artists, he painted with great diligence and seriousness.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011

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