Sunfly Tjampitjin b. c.1920

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Painter)
A Kukatja artist who was painting in Balgo several years before the establishment of Warlayirti Artists in that community. He designed a powerful mosaic for Forrest Place (Perth) and his paintings are held in major public and private collections.
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Name
Sunfly Tjampitjin
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1920
Birth place
Alec Ross Ranges, WA
Birth note
in the bush in the Alec Ross Ranges, NW of Lake Mackay
Death date
Death place
1993
Death note
1993 information supplied by Warlayirti Artists
Active Period
  • c.1984-
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Murrunpa (Alec Ross Ranges), WA
Dreaming
  • Luurnpa (Kingfisher)
  • Tingari
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Kukatja
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, WA

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Related collections
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)